Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec

Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Municipality
Manche-d'Épée
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Sainte-Madeleine-de- la-Rivière-Madeleine Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	La Haute-Gaspésie
Constituted	February 27, 1915
Government
• Mayor	Joël Côté
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Gaspé
Area
• Total	262.30 km2 (101.27 sq mi)
• Land	263.34 km2 (101.68 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)
• Total	289
• Density	1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	13.5%
• Dwellings	281
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0E 1P0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.gaspesie.net/ municipaliteste-Madeleine

Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.

The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine community profile

	2016	2011
Population	289 (-13.5% from 2011)	334 (-10.5% from 2006)
Land area	263.34 km2 (101.68 sq mi)	262.42 km2 (101.32 sq mi)
Population density	1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Median age	62.4 (M: 62.9, F: 61.7)	58.6 (M: 58.5, F: 58.8)
Private dwellings	281 (total)	298 (total)
Median household income	$35,072	$29,118

References: 2016 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 544 —     1996 482 −11.4%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 425 −11.8% 2006 373 −12.2%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 334 −10.5% 2016 289 −13.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		290		280	16.4%	96.6%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		330		335	6.9%	101.5%		5	n/a%	1.5%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		360		360	12.2%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		415		410	14.6%	98.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		480		480	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Gallery

• 
  Lighthouse in Madeleine-Centre
• 
  Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Church

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec