Saint-Cyprien, Chaudière-Appalaches
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ⓘ) is a parish in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 490 as of 2016. It is named after Christian martyr Cyprian.
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Saint-Cyprien | |
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Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Cyprien Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 70°16′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | February 22, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Bernard |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.20 km2 (36.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 93.52 km2 (36.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 490 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  10.6% |
| • Dwellings | 308 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Saint-Cyprien lies on the Canada–United States border.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Cyprien had a population of 474 living in 238 of its 290 total private dwellings, a change of −3.3% from its 2016 population of 490. With a land area of 93.48 km2 (36.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.1/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2016: 490 (2011 to 2016 population change: -10.6%)
- Population in 2011: 548
- Population in 2006: 630
- Population in 2001: 603
- Population in 1996: 617
- Population in 1991: 664
- Population in 1986: 769
- Population in 1981: 838
- Population in 1976: 776
- Population in 1971: 905
- Population in 1966: 1,056
- Population in 1961: 1,101
- Population in 1956: 1,104
- Population in 1951: 1,058
- Population in 1941: 950
- Population in 1931: 626
- Population in 1921: 444
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[6]