Baie-des-Sables, Quebec

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Baie-des-Sables
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°43′N67°51′W / 48.717°N 67.850°W / 48.717; -67.850 Coordinates: 48°43′N67°51′W / 48.717°N 67.850°W / 48.717; -67.850 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matanie
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1859
Government
[2]
  MayorMarie-Claude Saucier
   Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
   Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area
  Total64.80 km2 (25.02 sq mi)
  Land65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011) [3]
  Total609
  Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
Decrease2.svg 0.8%
  Dwellings
277
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc132.svg Route 132
Qc297.svg Route 297

Baie-des-Sables is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

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Its elevation is 577 ft.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

Canada census – Baie-des-Sables, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population:609 (-0.8% from 2006)614 (-6.1% from 2001)
Land area:65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
Population density:9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Median age:48.5 (M: 47.5, F: 48.96)45.9 (M: 46.0, F: 45.8)
Total private dwellings:277327
Median household income:$48,415$38,832
Notes: Population in 1996: 657 [4] (-5.9% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 698 [4] – References: 2011 [5] 2006 [6] earlier [7]

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References

  1. Reference number 3060 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Baie-des-Sables". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  3. 1 2 "Baie-des-Sables census profile". 2011 Census data . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  4. 1 2 "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.