Les Hauteurs

Les Hauteurs
Municipality
View of the village of Les Hauteurs
View of the village of Les Hauteurs
Location within La Mitis RCM
Location within La Mitis RCM
Les Hauteurs is located in Eastern Quebec
Les Hauteurs
Les Hauteurs
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°23′N 68°07′W / 48.383°N 68.117°W / 48.383; -68.117
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Mitis
ConstitutedNovember 7, 1918
Government
 • MayorMathieu Michaud
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—Mitis—Matapédia—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia-Mitis
Area
 • Total
104.40 km2 (40.31 sq mi)
 • Land102.92 km2 (39.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
485
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 3.8%
 • Dwellings
263
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0K 1C0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-298
Websitemunicipalite.
leshauteurs.qc.ca

Les Hauteurs (French pronunciation: [le otœʁ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

History

The first three settlers arrived in the area in 1875. The post office opened in 1899 under the name ‘Hauteur’. Before the parish and municipality were officially created, the area was part of the townships of Ouimet and Massé. The Catholic parish of Saint-François-Xavier was canonically erected on 14 May 1918. The municipality was officially founded on 7 November 1918 under the name of Saint-François-Xavier-des-Hauteurs was officially created . In 1944, the post office was renamed Les Hauteurs-de-Rimouski. On 19 October 1993, the municipality shortened its name to simply ‘Les Hauteurs’. The parish church was destroyed by fire on 27 December 1997. It was rebuilt during the following summer and reopened in time for Christmas 1998.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Les Hauteurs had a population of 485 living in 217 of its 263 total private dwellings, a change of −3.8% from its 2016 population of 504. With a land area of 102.92 km2 (39.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km2 (12.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Les Hauteurs community profile
202120162011
Population485 (-3.8% from 2016)504 (-3.8% from 2011)524 (-9.0% from 2006)
Land area102.92 km2 (39.74 sq mi)103.04 km2 (39.78 sq mi)102.28 km2 (39.49 sq mi)
Population density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 48.4, F: 43.2)44.9 (M: 47.5, F: 42.0)44.9 (M: 47.5, F: 41.5)
Private dwellings263 (total)  217 (occupied)263 (total)  249 (total) 
Median household income$49,600$40,064$34,705
References: 2021 2016 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Les Hauteurs". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ "Les Hauteurs". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. 1 2 "Reference number 283934". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09015". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  5. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2024-12-04.