Desbiens, Quebec
City in Quebec, Canada
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Desbiens (French pronunciation: [debjɛ̃]) is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. It is on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Métabetchouane River.
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  Desbiens Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°57′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Constituted | August 16, 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ginette Sirois |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 995 |
| • Density | 95.7/km2 (248/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.2% |
| • Dwellings | 523 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-169 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Desbiens had a population of 995 living in 475 of its 523 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,028. With a land area of 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 95.8/km2 (248.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 995 (2016 to 2021 population change: -3.2%)
- Population in 2016: 1028
- Population in 2011: 1053
- Population in 2006: 1074
- Population in 2001: 1128
- Population in 1996: 1202
- Population in 1991: 1265
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.4%