Saint-Malo, Quebec

Saint-Malo (local pronunciation) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.

Saint-Malo
Municipality
Location within Coaticook RCM.
Saint-Malo
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°30′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMCoaticook
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1870
Government
 • MayorJacques Madore
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingSaint-François
Area
 • Total133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi)
 • Land131.62 km2 (50.82 sq mi)
Population
 • Total483
 • Density3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 10.2%
 • Dwellings
242
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 2Y0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 206
Route 253

Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.

History

The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 483 10.2%
ADJ 538 4.3%
2006 516 0.4%
2001 518 5.1%
ADJ 546 4.3%
1996 375 6.5%
1991 401 N/A

ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years

Sister City and Village

Known persons from this town
Saint-Malo rectory

References
  1. Reference number 57165 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 44003 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2444003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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