Saint-René-de-Matane, Quebec

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Saint-René-de-Matane
Municipality
Jean-Chassé covered bridge
Jean-Chassé covered bridge
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Saint-René-de-Matane is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-René-de-Matane
Saint-René-de-Matane
Location in eastern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matanie
Constituted December 18, 1982
Government[2]
 • Mayor Roger Vaillancourt
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
 • Total 256.20 km2 (98.92 sq mi)
 • Land 255.39 km2 (98.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,089
 • Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.8%
 • Dwellings 639
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 3E0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 195
Website www.municipalite.
st-rene-matane.qc.ca

Saint-René-de-Matane is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

In addition to main population centre of Saint-René located along Quebec Route 195, the municipality also includes the communities of Le Renversé, Rivière-Matane, Ruisseau-Gagnon, and Village-à-Dancause.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-René-de-Matane, Quebec[6]
Year Pop. ±%
1991 1,081 —    
Year Pop. ±%
1996 1,065 −1.5%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 968 −9.1%
Year Pop. ±%
2006 1,070 +10.5%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 1,089 +1.8%

See also

References

  1. Reference number 137702 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census