Sainte-Hedwidge, Quebec

Sainte-Hedwidge is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The community is also known as Sainte-Hedwidge-de-Roberval.

Sainte-Hedwidge
Municipality
Sainte-Hedwidge Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled	1887
Constituted	March 10, 1909
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gilles Toulouse
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	475.50 km^2 (183.59 sq mi)
• Land	459.25 km^2 (177.32 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	824
• Density	1.8/km^2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	0.5%
• Dwellings	576
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 2R0
Area code(s)	418 and 581

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 824 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.5%)
• Population in 2006: 820
• Population in 2001: 843
• Population in 1996: 863
• Population in 1991: 879

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 362 (total dwellings: 576)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.2%

See also

• Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
• Lac Saint-Jean, a waterbody
• Rivière du Castor (rivière à l'Ours)
• Ovide River
• Petite rivière à l'Ours (rivière à l'Ours) - South
• Rivière aux Iroquois
• Deuxième bras des Iroquois, un cours d'eau
• Rivière à la Chasse (lac Saint-Jean)
• Ouiatchouaniche River

References

1. Reference number 56194 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Hedwidge
3. "Sainte-Hedwidge census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Sainte-Hedwidge community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.