Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago.
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | |
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 Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM | |
  St-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°00′N 70°49′W / 47.000°N 70.817°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | L'Île-d'Orléans |
| Settled | 1670s |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lina Labbé |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.80 km2 (39.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 28.84 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 527 |
| • Density | 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  0.0% |
| • Dwellings | 384 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-368 |
| Website | msfio |
Prior to December 20, 2003, it was known simply as Saint-François.[4]
History
The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[1]
In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François changed its statutes and was renamed to the Municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.[1]
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 536 (+1.7% from 2016) | 527 (0.0% from 2011) | 527 (-8.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi) | 28.84 km2 (11.14 sq mi) | 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) |
| Population density | 18.5/km2 (48/sq mi) | 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi) | 18.0/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.6 (M: 56.8, F: 54) | 54.6 (M: 54.0, F: 55.8) | 52.9 (M: 51.6, F: 54.1) |
| Private dwellings | 255 (total) | 384 (total) | 359 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,840 | $.N/A |
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| Source: Statistics Canada[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2011 | 530 | 505 |  8.2% | 95.28% | 15 | 0.0% | 2.83% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.89% | |||||
2006 | 575 | 550 |  12.2% | 95.65% | 15 | n/a% | 2.61% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | n/a% | 1.74% | |||||
2001 | 490 | 490 | 0.0% | 100.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996 | 490 | 490 | n/a | 100.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Yoland Dion (2001–2009)
- Lina Labbé (2009–present)
See also
References
External links
