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Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage | |
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Parish municipality | |
 Church of Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage | |
 Location within La Mitis RCM | |
  St-Joseph-de-Lepage Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48.5757865°N 68.1721856°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | September 29, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Réginald Morissette |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 590 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  12.8% |
| • Dwellings | 260 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G5H 3N8 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 132 |
| Website | www |
It is located 5 km south-east of Mont-Joli in the Matapédia River Valley. The village is 350 km north east of Québec city and 360 km west of Gaspé. The nearest towns are Mont-Joli, and Rimouski which lies 40 km to the south-east.
Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage takes its name from the colonial lordship, the Seigneurie Lepage-et-Thibierge, which was the early governance of the area. Its 500 residents work largely in agriculture and forestry.[4]
The ecclesiastical parish of the same name is in the Archdiocese of Rimouski.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage had a population of 590 living in 223 of its 260 total private dwellings, a change of 12.8% from its 2016 population of 523. With a land area of 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.0/km2 (49.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2021: 590 (12.8% increase from 2016)
- Population in 2016: 523 (0.8% decrease from 2011)
- Population in 2011: 527 (3.3% decrease from 2006)
- Population in 2006: 545 (7.0% decrease from 2001)
- Population in 2001: 586
- Population in 1996: 613
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 223
Languages:
- French as first language: 98.3%
See also
- List of parish municipalities in Quebec
References
- "Reference number 56995 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 09070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- fr:Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
- "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, 2016, 2021 census
External links
Media related to Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
- [en] Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
[fr] Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
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