Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Parish municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°03′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1915
ConstitutedNovember 10, 1926
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Riopel
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total92.00 km2 (35.52 sq mi)
 • Land81.50 km2 (31.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total771
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 11.4%
 • Dwellings
349
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1J0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 111
Route 386

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 771 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 81.50 square kilometres. Private dwellings occupied by usual residents are 256, out of 320 total dwellings. Mother tongues spoken are:[4]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 771 (2006 to 2011 population change: 11.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 692
  • Population in 2001: 615
  • Population in 1996: 580
  • Population in 1991: 584

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Jacques Riopel
  • Councillors: Mario Collin, Alain Dubois, Diane Laverdière, Thérèse Lemay, Réal Nolet, Jean-Jacques Trépanier

References
  1. Reference number 57171 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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