Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 377 as of 2021.

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Municipality
Farms in the Chaudière valley.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Centre
Constituted	November 26, 1938
Government [2]
• Mayor	Louis Jacques
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Nord
Area [2][3]
• Total	52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
• Land	51.43 km2 (19.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	377
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	8%
• Dwellings	154
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 2V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 276
Website	www.stjoseph deserables.com

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2021: 377 (2016 to 2021 population change: -8%)
• Population in 2016: 410
• Population in 2011: 420
• Population in 2006: 417
• Population in 2001: 460
• Population in 1996: 455

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 148 (total dwellings: 154)

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire