Sainte-Irène is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is where the Quebec French version of King of the Hill takes place.[5]
Sainte-Irène | |
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Parish municipality | |
Val-d'Irène Ski Resort (685 m (2,247 ft)) | |
| Motto: Où le vent tourne à nos espérances | |
Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
Sainte-Irène Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′N 67°36′W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | c. 1930 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Gauthier |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135.20 km2 (52.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 369 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | |
| • Dwellings | 246 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0J 2P0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 363 | — |
| 1996 | 352 | −3.0% |
| 2001 | 323 | −8.2% |
| 2006 | 350 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 341 | −2.6% |
| 2016 | 327 | −4.1% |
| 2021 | 369 | +12.8% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Irène had a population of 369 living in 174 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of 12.8% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 369 (12.8% from 2016) | 327 (-4.1% from 2011) | 341 (-2.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi) | 135.25 km2 (52.22 sq mi) | 136.56 km2 (52.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.6 (M: 45.6, F: 46.0) | 46.9 (M: 48.8, F: 46.1) | 47.6 (M: 49.2, F: 43.5) |
| Total private dwellings | 246 | 259 | 233 |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $53,675 | $68,040 |
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