Esprit-Saint

Esprit-Saint
Municipality
Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM
Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM
Esprit-Saint is located in Eastern Quebec
Esprit-Saint
Esprit-Saint
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°04′00″N 68°34′00″W / 48.0667°N 68.5667°W / 48.0667; -68.5667
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRimouski-Neigette
ConstitutedMay 13, 1972
Named forThe Holy Spirit the third person of the Trinity
Government
 • MayorGinette Bilodeau
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—Mitis—Matapédia—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRimouski
Area
 • Total
169.40 km2 (65.41 sq mi)
 • Land168.96 km2 (65.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
340
 • Density2/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.3%
 • Dwellings
198
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0K 1A0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-232
Websitewww.municipalite.esprit-saint.qc.ca

Esprit-Saint (French pronunciation: [ɛspʁi sɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 340.

The name Esprit-Saint is in honor of the Holy Spirit who is the third person in the Trinity.

History

Esprit-Saint was founded in 1972.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Esprit-Saint had a population of 340 living in 173 of its 198 total private dwellings, a change of −0.3% from its 2016 population of 341. With a land area of 168.96 km2 (65.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 21393". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 10005". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Esprit-Saint, Municipalité, Quebec". 15 November 2023.
  4. ↑

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