Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The municipality had a population of 488 as of the Canada 2016 Census. Prior to 1997 it was known simply as Saint-Eugène.

Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay
Municipality
Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1895
Constituted	November 14, 1923
Government [2]
• Mayor	Françoise Boudreault
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	86.40 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
• Land	88.11 km2 (34.02 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	488
• Density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop (2011–16)	10.6%
• Dwellings	217
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2016: 488 (2011 to 2016 population change: -10.6%)
• Population in 2011: 546 (2006 to 2011 population change: -4.5%)
• Population in 2006: 572
• Population in 2001: 608
• Population in 1996: 651
• Population in 1991: 692

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 204 (total dwellings: 217)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 1%
• French as first language: 99%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

References