Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Saint-Elzéar
Municipality
Location within Bonaventure RCM
Saint-Elzéar Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°09′N 65°24′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Settled	1924
Constituted	January 1, 1965
Government [2]
• Mayor	Paquerette Poirier
• Federal riding	Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area [2][3]
• Total	208.62 km^2 (80.55 sq mi)
• Land	204.16 km^2 (78.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	464
• Density	2.3/km^2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	1.3%
• Dwellings	227
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 2W0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.saintelzear.net

Saint-Elzéar (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛlzeaʁ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is also known as Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure to distinguish it from Saint-Elzéar in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.

History

Settlement of the place began in 1924, at the instigation of Elzéar Matte who was vicar general in Bonaventure at that time. That same year, the Saint-Elzéar Parish was founded and the Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure Post Office opened.[1]

The Municipality of Saint-Elzéar was formed on January 1, 1965, from territory ceded by the Municipalities of New Carlisle, Bonaventure, and Paspébiac-Ouest, as well as portions of unorganized areas.[4]

In 2022, Saint-Elzéar received media attention after an Alert Ready notification concerning a shelter-in-place order for the municipality was sent to phones across the entire province of Quebec.[5]

Demographics

Canada census – Saint-Elzéar community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	464 (+1.3% from 2016)	458 (-1.9% from 2011)	467 (-8.1% from 2006)
Land area	204.16 km^2 (78.83 sq mi)	203.58 km^2 (78.60 sq mi)	204.76 km^2 (79.06 sq mi)
Population density	2.3/km^2 (6.0/sq mi)	2.2/km^2 (5.7/sq mi)	2.3/km^2 (6.0/sq mi)
Median age	49.2 (M: 49.6, F: 48.8)	53.4 (M: 51.8, F: 55.0)	48.9 (M: 48.1, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings	227 (total)  204 (occupied)	266 (total)	261 (total)
Median household income	$68,000	$48,704	$40,799

References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1966 863 —     1971 696 −19.4% 1976 617 −11.4% 1981 614 −0.5% 1986 599 −2.4% 1991 554 −7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 565 +2.0% 2001 508 −10.1% 2006 508 +0.0% 2011 467 −8.1% 2016 458 −1.9% 2021 464 +1.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Local government

List of former mayors:[4]

• Léonard Arsenault (1965–1969, 1971–1973, 1975–1977)
• Jean Albert Larocque (1969–1971)
• Gilles Martin (1973–1974)
• Jean Baptiste Chicoine (1974–1975)
• Onidas Poirier (1977–1981)
• Sylvio Ouellet (1981–1983)
• Conrad Poirier (1983–1993)
• Damien Arsenault (1993–2011)
• Raymond Marcoux (2011–2017)
• Marie-Louis Bourdages (2017–2021)
• Paquerette Poirier (2021–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56253". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 05050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
3. "Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Code 2405050) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
4. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Elzéar (municipalité) 1.1.1965 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. "Emergency alert lifted after Quebec police arrest suspect in St-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure". CBC News. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
9. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

• Official website