Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec

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Sainte-Madeleine-
de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Municipality
Manche-d'Épée
Manche-d'Épée
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Sainte-Madeleine-de-
la-Rivière-Madeleine
Location in eastern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM La Haute-Gaspésie
Constituted February 27, 1915
Government[2]
 • Mayor Joël Côté
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Gaspé
Area[2][3]
 • Total 262.30 km2 (101.27 sq mi)
 • Land 264.42 km2 (102.09 sq mi)
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Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 334
 • Density 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 10.5%
 • Dwellings 298
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0E 1P0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.gaspesie.net/
municipaliteste-Madeleine

Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.

The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec[6]
Year Pop. ±%
1991 544 —    
1996 482 −11.4%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 425 −11.8%
2006 373 −12.2%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 334 −10.5%
Lighthouse in Madeleine-Centre

See also

References

  1. Reference number 56260 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census