Saint-Adelme
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Adelme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿adɛlm]) is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
Saint-Adelme | |
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 Location within La Matanie RCM | |
  Saint-Adelme Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′N 67°19′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matanie |
| Settled | early 20th century |
| Constituted | September 9, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josée Marquis |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.35 km2 (39.52 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100.58 km2 (38.83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 484 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  6.9% |
| • Dwellings | 291 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | municipalite |
History
In 1864, the area was surveyed and the geographic township of Saint-Denis was created. The Mission of Saint-Denis was founded in 1916, but real growth came in the 1920s, during the period of colonization of the Chic-Chocs plateau. For unknown reasons, the place, that was originally known as Saint-Denis, came to be called Saint-Adelme.[1]
In 1933, its post office opened. On September 9 that same year, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Adelme was formed out of territory ceded by the Parish Municipalities of Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane and Sainte-Félicité, as well as some previously unorganized territory.[1][4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Adelme had a population of 484 living in 223 of its 291 total private dwellings, a change of −6.9% from its 2016 population of 520. With a land area of 100.58 km2 (38.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.8/km2 (12.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 484 (-6.9% from 2016) | 520 (+7.2% from 2011) | 485 (-2.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 100.58 km2 (38.83 sq mi) | 100.64 km2 (38.86 sq mi) | 100.46 km2 (38.79 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.6 (M: 58.4, F: 51.6) | 50.9 (M: 53.4, F: 48.3) | 51.3 (M: 51.7, F: 50.8) |
| Private dwellings | 291 (total) 223 (occupied) | 323 (total) 222 (occupied) | 321 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,400 | $53,035 | $37,234 |
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Government
List of former mayors:[4]
- Moïse Ross (1933–1939, 1941–1945)
- Philippe Thibault (1939–1941)
- Yvon Turcotte (1945–1947, 1950–1951)
- Cyprien Imbeault (1947–1950)
- Louis Lebreux (1951–1955)
- Hector Collin (1955–1957)
- Lucien Gagnon (1957–1959)
- Antonin Harrisson (1959–1961)
- Philias Gagné (1961–1973)
- Gilbert Bélanger (1973–1976)
- Charles Émile Collin (1976–1977)
- Marie Laure Lebreux
- Jean Claude Labrie
- Violette Bernier
- Yvan Imbeault (2005–2013)
- Jean-Roland Lebrun (2013–2021)
- Josée Marquis (2021–present)
