Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t madlɛn də la ʁivjɛʁ madlɛn]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It has the longest municipal name in Quebec.[4]
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine | |
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View from the lighthouse of Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine | |
 Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM | |
  Ste-Madeleine-de- la-Rivière-Madeleine Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Constituted | February 27, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joël Côté |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
• Total | 264.92 km2 (102.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 262.35 km2 (101.29 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 289 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  0% |
| • Dwellings | 224 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | stemadeleine |
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.
History
The Seignory of the Rivière-de-la-Madeleine was first granted to Antoine Caddé in 1679, then to Denis Riverin in 1689, taking its name from the Madeleine River which flows its territory. The toponym could refer to Jacques de La Ferté de La Madeleine, the first missionary of the place who, however, never went to Canada or the Gaspé region.[1]
In 1874, the Parish of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was founded and the local post office opened in 1889 under the name Petite-Magdeleine. In 1916, the place was incorporated as the Municipality of Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1939–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.1 (−24.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.9 (2.24) |
45.3 (1.78) |
64.0 (2.52) |
56.6 (2.23) |
59.6 (2.35) |
69.8 (2.75) |
79.8 (3.14) |
81.3 (3.20) |
62.9 (2.48) |
72.4 (2.85) |
62.4 (2.46) |
85.3 (3.36) |
796.2 (31.35) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
1.8 (0.07) |
6.7 (0.26) |
30.2 (1.19) |
58.2 (2.29) |
69.8 (2.75) |
79.8 (3.14) |
81.3 (3.20) |
62.9 (2.48) |
70.0 (2.76) |
29.5 (1.16) |
16.4 (0.65) |
512.2 (20.17) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 51.1 (20.1) |
43.5 (17.1) |
57.3 (22.6) |
26.4 (10.4) |
1.4 (0.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.4 (0.9) |
33.0 (13.0) |
68.9 (27.1) |
284.0 (111.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 136.6 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.2 | 0.61 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 93.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 0.29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.52 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 46.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST) | 73.9 | 73.7 | 71.8 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 72.1 | 75.4 | 75.7 | 75.0 | 74.6 | 73.7 | 75.9 | 73.6 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (precipitation/rainfall/snow 1971–2000)[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 289 (0%% from 2016) | 289 (-13.5% from 2011) | 334 (-10.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 262.35 km2 (101.29 sq mi) | 263.34 km2 (101.68 sq mi) | 262.42 km2 (101.32 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Median age | 66.0 (M: 66.5, F: 66.0) | 62.4 (M: 62.9, F: 61.7) | 58.6 (M: 58.5, F: 58.8) |
| Private dwellings | 224 (total) 161 (occupied) | 281 (total) | 298 (total) |
| Median household income | $40,800 | $35,072 | $29,118 |
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Statistics Canada[10][11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
290 |
285 |  1.8% |
98.3% | 5 | n/a% |
1.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2016 |
290 |
280 |  16.4% |
96.6% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2011 |
330 |
335 | 6.9% |
101.5% | 5 | n/a% |
1.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
360 |
360 | 12.2% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2001 |
415 |
410 | 14.6% |
98.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
480 |
480 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
