Portneuf-sur-Mer, Quebec

Portneuf-sur-Mer is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The municipality is located at the mouth of the Portneuf River on the St. Lawrence River/

Portneuf-sur-Mer
Municipality
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM.
Portneuf-sur-Mer
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°37′N 69°06′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLa Haute-Côte-Nord
ConstitutedSeptember 12, 1902
Government
 • MayorJean-Marie Delaunay
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
 • Total208.30 km2 (80.43 sq mi)
 • Land183.60 km2 (70.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total598
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 21.4%
 • Dwellings
291
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0T 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Websitewww.portneuf-sur-mer.ca

The municipality was known as Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf prior to January 31, 2004.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2016: 598 {2011 to 2016 population change: -21.4%}
  • Population in 2011: 761 (2006 to 2011 population change: -8.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 835 {2001 to 2006 population change: -9.4%}
  • Population in 2001: 922 {1996 to 2001 population change: -8.8%}
  • Population in 1996: 990 {1991 to 1996 population change: -4.0%}
  • Population in 1991: 1032

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 291 (total dwellings: 370)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 94.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 5.4%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 382865 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Portneuf-sur-Mer Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2001 censuses - 100% data: Portneuf-sur-Mer census profile". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  4. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modjanv04.pdf%5B%5D
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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