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Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°03′W / 48.467°N 78.050°W / 48.467; -78.050
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Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Parish municipality
Route 111 through St-Marc-de-Figuery
Route 111 through St-Marc-de-Figuery
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
St-Marc-de-Figuery is located in Western Quebec
St-Marc-de-Figuery
St-Marc-de-Figuery
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°03′W / 48.467°N 78.050°W / 48.467; -78.050[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1915
ConstitutedNovember 10, 1926
Government
[2]
 • MayorAndré Rioux
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
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 • Total
92.80 km2 (35.83 sq mi)
 • Land80.79 km2 (31.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
868
 • Density10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings
386
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1J0
Area code819
Highways R-111 R-386
Websitewww.saint-marc-de-figuery.org Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁk də fiɡəʁi]) is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery had a population of 868 living in 352 of its 386 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 834. With a land area of 80.79 km2 (31.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.7/km2 (27.8/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical census populations – Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
YearPop.±%
1931 445—    
1941 558+25.4%
1951 640+14.7%
1956 656+2.5%
1961 608−7.3%
1966 631+3.8%
YearPop.±%
1971 619−1.9%
1976 497−19.7%
1981 533+7.2%
1986 506−5.1%
1991 584+15.4%
1996 580−0.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 615+6.0%
2006 692+12.5%
2011 771+11.4%
2016 834+8.2%
2021 868+4.1%
Population figures based on revised counts.
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongues spoken are:[3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.6%

Government

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Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: André Rioux
  • Councillors: Martin Thibeault, Gaetan Boutin, Mathieu Breton, Jocelyn Lantagne, Johanne Sabourin, Yvon Lantagne

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57171". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ^ a b c d "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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