Chute-aux-Outardes

Chute-aux-Outardes
Village municipality
Chute-aux-Outardes Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°07′N 68°24′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Manicouagan
Constituted	March 7, 1951
Government [2]
• Mayor	Christian Malouin
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	René-Lévesque
Area [2][3]
• Total	9.76 km^2 (3.77 sq mi)
• Land	7.51 km^2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,391
• Density	185.3/km^2 (480/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	11%
• Dwellings	731
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0H 1C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-138
MAMH code	96035[2]
Toponymie info	13494[1]
Website	www.municipalitecao.ca

Chute-aux-Outardes (French pronunciation: [ʃyt oz‿utaʁd]) is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Outardes River. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Baie-Comeau along Route 138.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chute-aux-Outardes had a population of 1,391 living in 693 of its 731 total private dwellings, a change of -11% from its 2016 population of 1,563. With a land area of 7.51 km^2 (2.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 185.2/km^2 (479.7/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical census populations – Chute-aux-Outardes

Year Pop. ±% 1951 648 —     1956 923 +42.4% 1961 1,336 +44.7% 1966 1,921 +43.8% 1971 1,930 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1976 2,103 +9.0% 1981 2,280 +8.4% 1986 2,219 −2.7% 1991 2,162 −2.6% 1996 2,155 −0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,968 −8.7% 2006 1,853 −5.8% 2011 1,644 −11.3% 2016 1,563 −4.9% 2021 1,391 −11.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

• English as first language: 0.4%
• French as first language: 99.6%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Education

Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Richard[5]

The Eastern Shores School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Baie Comeau High School in Baie-Comeau[6]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 13494". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chute-aux-Outardes, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "Écoles primaires".
6. "Eastern Shores School Board".

External links

• Official website