Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg

Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matanie Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg
Parish municipality
Landscape of St-Jean-de-Cherbourg.
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°07′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matanie
Settled	1930
Constituted	May 1, 1954
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jocelyn Bergeron
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	112.90 km^2 (43.59 sq mi)
• Land	114.05 km^2 (44.03 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	193
• Density	1.7/km^2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	11.5%
• Dwellings	109
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 2R0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	193 (−11.5% from 2006)	218 (+8.5% from 2001)
Land area:	114.05 km^2 (44.03 sq mi)	114.05 km^2 (44.03 sq mi)
Population density:	1.7/km^2 (4.4/sq mi)	1.9/km^2 (4.9/sq mi)
Median age:	51.4 (M: 52.8, F: 46.9)	45.3 (M: 46.8, F: 41.3)
Total private dwellings:	109	145
Median household income:	$.N/A	$.N/A
Notes: Income data suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. – References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]

Census data before 2001:[6]

• Population in 1996: 239 (+3.9% from 1991)
• Population in 1991: 230

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 56875 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996