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Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec

Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°03′W / 48.333°N 68.050°W / 48.333; -68.050
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Saint-Charles-Garnier
Downtown Saint-Charles-Garnier
Downtown Saint-Charles-Garnier
Location within La Mitis RCM
Location within La Mitis RCM
Saint-Charles-Garnier is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-Charles-Garnier
Saint-Charles-Garnier
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°03′W / 48.333°N 68.050°W / 48.333; -68.050[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Mitis
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1966
Named forCharles Garnier[1]
Government
 • MayorJean-Pierre Bélanger
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
 • Total
84.80 km2 (32.74 sq mi)
 • Land84.79 km2 (32.74 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
222
 • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 7.5%
 • Dwellings
151
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-298
Websitewww.municipalite.
saint-charles-garnier.qc.ca

Saint-Charles-Garnier is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

History

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Settlers began arriving in the area at the end of 1935. They came mainly from Priceville, Saint-Fabien, Sainte-Flavie, Saint-François-Xavier-des-Hauteurs and Saint-Simon-de-la-Baie-Ha! Ha!. A Catholic service was opened in 1937 and the first parish priest was appointed. The parish of Saint-Charles-Garnier was canonically erected in 1954. The municipality was officially created in 1966 and took the same name as the church.[1]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Charles-Garnier had a population of 222 living in 110 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -7.5% from its 2016 population of 240. With a land area of 84.79 km2 (32.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55828". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Charles-Garnier, Paroisse (Municipalité de), Quebec". 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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