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Saint-Irénée is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Irénée
Municipality
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 km2 (50.89 sq mi)
• Land	60.55 km2 (23.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	674
• Density	11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.3%
• Dwellings	460
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0T 1V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 362
Website	www.saintirenee.ca

Demographics

Population

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

Year Pop. ±% 1991 745 —     1996 643 −13.7%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 672 +4.5% 2006 727 +8.2%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 674 −7.3%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 300 (total dwellings: 460)

Language

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

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

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