Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg

Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg
Parish municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 79°18′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1919
Constituted	May 10, 1941
Government
• Mayor	Rémi Morin
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area
• Total	68.96 km2 (26.63 sq mi)
• Land	68.15 km2 (26.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	410
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	9.9%
• Dwellings	185
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2T0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	ste-helene.ao.ca

Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 68.15 km² and had a population of 410 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality was created in 1941.

The name Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg recalls the memory of two women, Helena, mother of Constantine I, and Jeanne Mance. Saint Helena's greatest claim to fame is the discovery of the True Cross during a trip to the Holy Places in 326, according to a widespread legendary tradition. Jeanne Mance co-founded the city of Montreal. The ‘bourg’ element underlines the presence of an inhabited core on the territory.

History

Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg was founded on May 10, 1941.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg had a population of 410 living in 159 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 373. With a land area of 68.15 km² (26.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.0/km² (15.6/sq mi) in 2021.

Historical census populations – Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg

Year Pop. ±% 1941 419 —     1951 560 +33.7% 1956 612 +9.3% 1961 587 −4.1% 1966 562 −4.3% 1971 491 −12.6% 1976 457 −6.9% 1981 454 −0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 436 −4.0% 1991 398 −8.7% 1996 415 +4.3% 2001 384 −7.5% 2006 375 −2.3% 2011 354 −5.6% 2016 373 +5.4% 2021 410 +9.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 159 (total dwellings: 185)

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.8%
• English and French as first language: 1.2%
• Other as first language: 0%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):

• Mayor: Rémi Morin
• Councillors: Florent Bédard, Ghislain Gagné, Monia Cloutier, Claudette Bédard, Raymonde Petitclerc, Yvon Morin

List of former mayors:

• Béloni Aubin (1941–1943)
• Welly Vachon (1943–1945, 1947–1949)
• Édouard Théberge (1945–1947)
• Napoléon Fournier (1947, 1955–1959)
• Arthur Bédard (1949–1951)
• Joseph Picard (1951–1955)
• Victorin Veillette (1959–1961)
• Conrad Bergeron (1961–1985)
• Jocelyn Breton (1985–1986)
• Robert St-Amour (1986–1987)
• Gérard Audet (1987–1993)
• André Bergeron (1993–1996)
• André Bédard (1996–1997)
• Florent Bédard (1997–2021)
• Rémi Morin (2021–present)

External links

• Official website