Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Elzéar (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛlzeaʁ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is also known as Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure to distinguish it from Saint-Elzéar in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
Saint-Elzéar | |
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Church of Saint-Elzéar | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Bonaventure RCM | |
  Saint-Elzéar Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′N 65°24′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Settled | 1924 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paquerette Poirier |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.62 km2 (80.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 204.16 km2 (78.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 464 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 227 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
History
Settlement of the place began in 1924, at the instigation of Elzéar Matte who was vicar general in Bonaventure at that time. That same year, the Saint-Elzéar Parish was founded and the Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure Post Office opened.[1]
The Municipality of Saint-Elzéar was formed on January 1, 1965, from territory ceded by the Municipalities of New Carlisle, Bonaventure, and Paspébiac-Ouest, as well as portions of unorganized areas.[4]
In 2022, Saint-Elzéar received media attention after an Alert Ready notification concerning a shelter-in-place order for the municipality was sent to phones across the entire province of Quebec.[5]
Demographics
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 464 (+1.3% from 2016) | 458 (-1.9% from 2011) | 467 (-8.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 204.16 km2 (78.83 sq mi) | 203.58 km2 (78.60 sq mi) | 204.76 km2 (79.06 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.2 (M: 49.6, F: 48.8) | 53.4 (M: 51.8, F: 55.0) | 48.9 (M: 48.1, F: 50.2) |
| Private dwellings | 227 (total) 204 (occupied) | 266 (total) | 261 (total) |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $48,704 | $40,799 |
Historical Census Data - Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government
List of former mayors:[4]
- Léonard Arsenault (1965–1969, 1971–1973, 1975–1977)
- Jean Albert Larocque (1969–1971)
- Gilles Martin (1973–1974)
- Jean Baptiste Chicoine (1974–1975)
- Onidas Poirier (1977–1981)
- Sylvio Ouellet (1981–1983)
- Conrad Poirier (1983–1993)
- Damien Arsenault (1993–2011)
- Raymond Marcoux (2011–2017)
- Marie-Louis Bourdages (2017–2021)
- Paquerette Poirier (2021–present)
