Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent

Sainte-Françoise
Parish municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Sainte-Françoise Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.1°N 69.07°W / 48.1; -69.07[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	December 6, 1873
Government [2]
• Mayor	Simon Lavoie
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	89.40 km^2 (34.52 sq mi)
• Land	88.83 km^2 (34.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	383
• Density	4.3/km^2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.8%
• Dwellings	209
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 3B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-293 R-296
Website	sainte-francoise.org

Sainte-Françoise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t fʁɑ̃swaz]) is a parish municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1881	659	—
1891	704	+6.8%
1901	708	+0.6%
1911	890	+25.7%
1921	1,060	+19.1%
1931	1,074	+1.3%
1941	1,136	+5.8%
1951	1,176	+3.5%
1956	1,236	+5.1%
1961	1,073	−13.2%
1966	934	−13.0%
1971	763	−18.3%
1976	647	−15.2%
1981	601	−7.1%
1986	570	−5.2%
1991	506	−11.2%
1996	467	−7.7%
2001	453	−3.0%
2006	431	−4.9%
2011	399	−7.4%
2016	386	−3.3%
2021	383	−0.8%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Françoise had a population of 383 living in 192 of its 209 total private dwellings, a change of -0.8% from its 2016 population of 386. With a land area of 88.83 km^2 (34.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.3/km^2 (11.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Canada census – Sainte-Françoise community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	383 (-0.8% from 2016)	386 (-3.3% from 2011)	399 (-7.4% from 2006)
Land area	88.83 km^2 (34.30 sq mi)	88.88 km^2 (34.32 sq mi)	88.07 km^2 (34.00 sq mi)
Population density	4.3/km^2 (11/sq mi)	4.3/km^2 (11/sq mi)	4.5/km^2 (12/sq mi)
Median age	56 (M: 55.6, F: 56)	54.4 (M: 55.4, F: 53.4)	52.6 (M: 53.5, F: 51.6)
Private dwellings	209 (total)	213 (total)	229 (total)
Median household income	$50,000	$43,328	$40,716

References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec[4]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		385		380	1.3%	98.7%		5	0.0%	1.3%		5	n/a%	1.3%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		385		385	2.5%	100.0%		5	0.0%	1.3%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		405		395	3.7%	97.5%		5	n/a%	1.2%		5	n/a%	1.2%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2006		420		410	8.9%	97.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	2.4%
2001		450		450	3.2%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		465		465	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56176". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=sainte%2DFrancoise&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052411030&HEADERlist=0
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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 2024-09-27.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Sainte-Françoise, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons