Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec

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Municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°19′N 72°08′W / 48.32°N 72.13°W / 48.32; -72.13^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanRCMLe Domaine-du-RoySettled1880sConstitutedMay 14, 1888Government

^[2]

• MayorLouis-Joseph Gagnon • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean • Prov. ridingRobervalArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total202.00 km² (77.99 sq mi) • Land198.20 km² (76.53 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total654 • Density3.3/km² (9/sq mi) • Pop (2006–11)

10.5% • Dwellings

411Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0W 1M0

Area code(s)418 and 581

Saint-François-de-Sales (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa də sal]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

Population in 2011: 654 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5%)
Population in 2006: 731
Population in 2001: 735
Population in 1996: 717
Population in 1991: 832

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (total dwellings: 411)

Mother tongue:^[5]

English as first language: 0%
French as first language: 95.1%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 4.9%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56569". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-François-de-Sales
^ ^a ^b "Saint-François-de-Sales census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ "Saint-François-de-Sales community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.