Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery 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.

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Parish municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery is located in Western Quebec
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°03′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1915
ConstitutedNovember 10, 1926
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Riopel
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total92.00 km2 (35.52 sq mi)
 • Land81.83 km2 (31.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total834
 • Density10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings
356
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1J0
Area code819
Highways R-111
R-386

Demographics

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.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2016: 834 (2011 to 2016 population change: 8.2%)
  • Population in 2011: 771 (2006 to 2011 population change: 11.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 692
  • Population in 2001: 615
  • Population in 1996: 580
  • Population in 1991: 584

Mother tongues spoken are:[6]

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

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Jacques Riopel
  • Councillors: Mario Collin, Alain Dubois, Diane Laverdière, Thérèse Lemay, Réal Nolet, Jean-Jacques Trépanier

References
  1. "Reference number 57171 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.



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