Chute-aux-Outardes 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.

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	Guillaume Girard
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	René-Lévesque
Area [2][3]
• Total	9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
• Land	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,391
• Density	185.3/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	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	Route 138
Census profile	2496035[3]
MAMROT info	96035[4]
Toponymie info	13494[1]
Website	www.municipalitecao.ca

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 km² (2.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 185.2/km² (479.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

• Population in 2021: 1391 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11%)
• Population in 2016: 1563
• Population in 2011: 1644
• Population in 2006: 1853
• Population in 2001: 1968
• Population in 1996: 2155
• Population in 1991: 2161

Mother tongue:

• 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[7]

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

• Baie Comeau High School in Baie-Comeau[8]

References