Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

Sainte-Françoise is a parish municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

Sainte-Françoise
Parish municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Sainte-Françoise
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.1°N 69.07°W / 48.1; -69.07[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLes Basques
ConstitutedDecember 6, 1873
Government
 • MayorSimon Lavoie
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata
—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
 • Total89.40 km2 (34.52 sq mi)
 • Land88.07 km2 (34.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total399
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.4%
 • Dwellings
229
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 3B0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 293
Route 296

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 399 (-7.4% from 2006) 431 (-4.9% from 2001)
Land area: 88.07 km2 (34.00 sq mi) 88.07 km2 (34.00 sq mi)
Population density: 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age: 52.6 (M: 53.5, F: 51.6) 49.7 (M: 49.4, F: 50.1)
Total private dwellings: 229 232
Median household income: $40,716 $24,041
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 506—    
1996 467−7.7%
2001 453−3.0%
2006 431−4.9%
2011 399−7.4%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
405
 395 3.7% 97.53% 5 n/a% 1.23% 5 n/a% 1.23% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2006
420
 410 8.9% 97.62% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 2.38%
2001
450
 450 3.2% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
1996
465
 465 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 56176 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 11030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2411030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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