Saint-Fabien is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Fabien | |
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 Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM | |
  Saint-Fabien Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′N 68°52′W / 48.3°N 68.87°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Beauchesne |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rimouski |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.10 km2 (47.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 119.92 km2 (46.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,834 |
| • Density | 15.3/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,171 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Fabien had a population of 1,834 living in 867 of its 1,171 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 1,837. With a land area of 119.92 km2 (46.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.3/km2 (39.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population
editPopulation trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,834 | 0.2%
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| 2016 | 1,837 | 3.6%
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| 2011 | 1,906 | 2.4%
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| 2006 | 1,952 |  5.6%
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| 2001 | 1,848 | 0.5%
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| 1996 | 1,838 | 0.9%
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| 1991 | 1,822 | 10.0%
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| 1986 | 2,024 | 2.9%
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| 1981 | 2,084 | 1.7%
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| 1976 | 2,119 | 10.9%
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| 1971 | 2,378 | 7.1%
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| 1966 | 2,561 | 20.1%
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| 1961 | 3,207 | 4.6%
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| 1956 | 3,067 | 9.8%
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| 1951 | 2,793 | 8.6%
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| 1941 | 2,571 | 6.0%
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| 1931 | 2,426 | 11.2%
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| 1921 | 2,182 | 10.1%
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| 1911 | 1,981 | 0.4%
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| 1901 | 1,989 | 0.3%
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| 1891 | 1,994 | 9.8%
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| 1881 | 1,816 | 7.1%
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| 1871 | 1,695 | 29.5%
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| 1861 | 1,309 | N/A |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56495". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 10070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Fabien, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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