Saint-Sébastien, Estrie
Saint-Sébastien | |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Saint-Sébastien Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.783°N 70.967°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | March 15, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | France Bisson |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-263 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Sébastien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sebastjɛ̃]) is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after Saint Sebastian, who died c. 288.
History
Settled in 1846 by people from Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Lambert (Lévis) and Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, they founded Aylmer in 1855. The church of Saint-Sébastien was completed in 1889. In 1904, a section of Aylmer was taken for the creation of Courcelles. In 1933, the village section of Aylmer split off to became Saint-Sébstien. In 1958 Aylmer also changed its name to Saint-Sébastien. In 1975, both Saint-Sébastien merged to create the current municipality of Saint-Sébastien[1].
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sébastien had a population of 674 living in 301 of its 329 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 657. With a land area of 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Notable people
The politician Madeleine Bélanger and the novelist Andrée A. Michaud were born in Saint-Sébastien.
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72586". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30085". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
External links
Media related to Saint-Sébastien, Estrie, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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