Lyster, Quebec

Lyster
Municipality
Location within L'Érable RCM
Location within L'Érable RCM
Lyster is located in Southern Quebec
Lyster
Lyster
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°22′N 71°37′W / 46.367°N 71.617°W / 46.367; -71.617
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCML'Érable
ConstitutedSeptember 18, 1976
Named forLeicester
Government
 • MayorYves Boissonneault
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingArthabaska–L'Érable
Area
 • Total
167.80 km2 (64.79 sq mi)
 • Land167.55 km2 (64.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,587
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 1.1%
 • Dwellings
776
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1V0
Area code819
Highways R-116
R-218
Websitewww.lyster.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Lyster (French pronunciation: [lɪstɛːʁ]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It was created with the fusion of Sainte-Anastasie-de-Nelson and the village of Lyster in 1976.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Lyster, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1981 1,985—    
1986 1,872−5.7%
1991 1,740−7.1%
1996 1,715−1.4%
2001 1,685−1.7%
2006 1,644−2.4%
2011 1,628−1.0%
2016 1,605−1.4%
2021 1,587−1.1%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyster had a population of 1,587 living in 681 of its 776 total private dwellings, a change of −1.1% from its 2016 population of 1,605. With a land area of 167.55 km2 (64.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.5/km2 (24.5/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Reference number 72467". 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 32065". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Lyster, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

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