Saint-Philémon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filemɔ̃]) is a parish municipality of about 700 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec.
Saint-Philémon | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Philémon Church | |
 Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Philémon Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′N 70°27′W / 46.683°N 70.450°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | January 1, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Pouliot |
| • Fed. riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.00 km2 (57.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 146.51 km2 (56.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 680 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 533 |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-216  R-281 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Philémon had a population of 680 living in 364 of its 533 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 714. With a land area of 146.51 km2 (56.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km2 (12.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57434". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Philémon, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
See also
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