Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Quebec

Saint-Octave-de-Métis is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Octave-de-Métis
Parish municipality
Church in Saint-Octave-de-Métis
Location within La Mitis RCM
St-Octave-de-Métis Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.6009025°N 68.0808572°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Mitis
Constituted	April 25, 1908
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mylène-Julie Lavoie
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	75.20 km^2 (29.03 sq mi)
• Land	74.83 km^2 (28.89 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	520
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.6%
• Dwellings	218
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 3B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 234

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Octave-de-Métis had a population of 345 living in 142 of its 149 total dwellings, a -29.3% change from its 2006 population of 488.[5] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 520 living in 210 of its 218 total dwellings, a 6.6% change from 2006.[4] With a land area of 74.83 km² (28.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.95/km² (18.00/sq mi) in 2011.[4][5]

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 57331 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 09055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2409055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Octave-de-Métis at Wikimedia Commons