Saint-Philémon, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°41′N 70°27′W / 46.683°N 70.450°W / 46.683; -70.450
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Saint-Philémon
Saint-Philémon Church
Saint-Philémon Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Philémon is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Philémon
Saint-Philémon
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°41′N 70°27′W / 46.683°N 70.450°W / 46.683; -70.450[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1867
Government
 • MayorDaniel Pouliot
 • Fed. ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total148.00 km2 (57.14 sq mi)
 • Land146.51 km2 (56.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total680
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.8%
 • Dwellings
533
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-216
R-281
Websitewww.saintphilemon.com

Saint-Philémon is a parish municipality of about 700 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec.

Demographics[edit]

In 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]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57434". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Philémon, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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