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Saint-Joseph-des-Érables

Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W / 46.283°N 70.917°W / 46.283; -70.917
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Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Farms in the Chaudière valley.
Farms in the Chaudière valley.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W / 46.283°N 70.917°W / 46.283; -70.917[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedNovember 26, 1938
Government
 • MayorLouis Jacques
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
 • Land51.43 km2 (19.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total377
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 8%
 • Dwellings
154
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-276
Websitewww.stjoseph
deserables.com

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 377 as of 2021.

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.

Demographics

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Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 377 (2016 to 2021 population change: -8%)
  • Population in 2016: 410
  • Population in 2011: 420
  • Population in 2006: 417
  • Population in 2001: 460
  • Population in 1996: 455

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 148 (total dwellings: 154)

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57002". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 27050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census