Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Quebec

Not to be confused with the municipality of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc-de-la-Mitis, known simply as "Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc" before 2025.

Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
Village municipality
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc seen from the river
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc seen from the river
Location of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°51′27″N 72°05′38″W / 48.8575°N 72.0939°W / 48.8575; -72.0939[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMMaria-Chapdelaine
ConstitutedJanuary 24, 1970
Named afterJoan of Arc[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorDenise Lamontagne
 • Federal ridingJonquière
 • Prov. ridingRoberval
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
273.30 km2 (105.52 sq mi)
 • Land267.28 km2 (103.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,101
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 4.9%
 • Dwellings
552
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0W 1E0
Area codes418 and 581

Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (English; Saint Joan of Arc French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒan daʁk]) is a village in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The village had a population of 1,101 in the Canada 2021 Census.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc had a population of 1,101 living in 493 of its 552 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 1,050. With a land area of 267.28 km2 (103.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.1/km2 (10.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 1,101 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.9%)
  • Population in 2016: 1,050
  • Population in 2011: 1,089
  • Population in 2006: 1,139
  • Population in 2001: 1,128
  • Population in 1996: 1,158
  • Population in 1991: 1,113
  • Population in 1986: 1,072
  • Population in 1981: 1,047
  • Population in 1976: 953
  • Population in 1971: 936
  • Population in 1966: 678
  • Population in 1961: 909
  • Population in 1956: 946
  • Population in 1951: 1,024

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56219". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Archived December 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ "Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Jeanne-d%27Arc,_Saguenay%E2%80%93Lac-Saint-Jean,_Quebec