Desbiens, Quebec
Desbiens | |
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City | |
Desbiens Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°57′W / 48.417°N 71.950°WCoordinates: 48°25′N 71°57′W / 48.417°N 71.950°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
Constituted | August 16, 1926 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nicolas Martel |
• Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
• Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
Area | |
• Total | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,053 |
• Density | 101.1/km2 (262/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.0% |
• Dwellings | 502 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0W 1N0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 169 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Desbiens is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. It is on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Métabetchouane River.
Demographics[]
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 1053 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.0%)
- Population in 2006: 1074
- Population in 2001: 1128
- Population in 1996: 1202
- Population in 1991: 1265
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 466 (total dwellings: 502)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
See also[]
- List of cities in Quebec
References[]
- ^ Reference number 17842 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Desbiens Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Desbiens census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Desbiens community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean