Saint-Irénée, Quebec

Saint-Irénée
Municipality
Beach of Saint-Irénée
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
Saint-Irénée Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°34′N 70°12′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Charlevoix-Est
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Odile Comeau
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	131.80 km^2 (50.89 sq mi)
• Land	59.92 km^2 (23.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	678
• Density	11.3/km^2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.8%
• Dwellings	482
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0T 1V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-362
Website	www.saintirenee.ca

Saint-Irénée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿iʁene]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Irénée, Quebec[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1861 998 —     1871 997 −0.1% 1881 1,082 +8.5% 1891 1,152 +6.5% 1901 1,059 −8.1% 1911 1,290 +21.8% 1921 1,052 −18.4% 1931 996 −5.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1941 1,140 +14.5% 1951 1,069 −6.2% 1956 1,027 −3.9% 1961 1,199 +16.7% 1966 947 −21.0% 1971 857 −9.5% 1976 789 −7.9% 1981 789 +0.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1986 785 −0.5% 1991 745 −5.1% 1996 643 −13.7% 2001 672 +4.5% 2006 727 +8.2% 2011 674 −7.3% 2016 641 −4.9% 2021 678 +5.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 333 (total dwellings: 482)

Language

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 97.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.7%

Notable people

• Thérèse Casgrain (1896-1981), senator

See also

• Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality
• Charlevoix tourist train
• Domaine Forget, an international education institution in music and dance
• Jean-Noël River
• Rivière Jean-Noël Nord-Est
• Saint Lawrence River
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56764". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Irénée
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Irénée census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census