Sainte-Monique, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Sainte-Monique (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t mɔnik]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is sometimes known as Sainte-Monique-de-Honfleur (for example, on its official website).
Sainte-Monique | |
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  Sainte-Monique Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′N 71°51′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Settled | 1898 |
| Constituted | August 30, 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Desbiens |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 160.30 km2 (61.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 155.01 km2 (59.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 865 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  5.4% |
| • Dwellings | 453 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-169 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 851 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.0%)
- Population in 2016: 818
- Population in 2011: 865
- Population in 2006: 914
- Population in 2001: 930
- Population in 1996: 954
- Population in 1991: 910
- Population in 1986: 903
- Population in 1981: 927
- Population in 1976: 847
- Population in 1971: 1,040
- Population in 1966: 1,225
- Population in 1961: 1,299
- Population in 1956: 1,208
- Population in 1951: 1,099
- Population in 1941: 690
- Population in 1931: 493
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 384 (total dwellings: 491)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 1.2%
- French as first language: 97.1%
- English and French as first language: 1.2%
- Other as first language: 0.0%