Sainte-Germaine-Boulé, Quebec

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Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
Municipality
Ste-Germaine-Boule QC.JPG
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Sainte-Germaine-Boulé is located in Western Quebec
Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°07′W / 48.600°N 79.117°W / 48.600; -79.117Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°07′W / 48.600°N 79.117°W / 48.600; -79.117[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1932
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1954
Government
[2]
 • MayorJaclin Bégin
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total110.60 km2 (42.70 sq mi)
 • Land110.31 km2 (42.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total895
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.0%
 • Dwellings
375
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1M0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 101
Route 393
Websitewww.saintegermaineboule.com

Sainte-Germaine-Boulé is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 108.46 square kilometres (41.88 sq mi) and had a population of 895 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1954.

Demographics[]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 895 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.0%)
  • Population in 2006: 942
  • Population in 2001: 1005
  • Population in 1996: 1076
  • Population in 1991: 1118

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 373 (total dwellings: 375)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 97.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.7%

Municipal council[]

  • Mayor: Jaclin Bégin
  • Councillors: Frédéric Audet, Richard Bisson, Dany Corriveau, Mélanie Morin, Sylvain Rancourt, Carole Samson
Hay baling in Sainte-Germaine-Boulé

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 56187 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sainte-Germaine-Boulé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sainte-Germaine-Boulé census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Sainte-Germaine-Boulé community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.



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