Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, often shortened to Saint-Eugène, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues | |
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Nickname: St-Eu | |
Motto: S'Unir pour Grandir | |
Coordinates: 47°31′N 79°21′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Témiscamingue |
Settled | 1911 |
Constituted | November 20, 1912 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marco Dénommé |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
Area | |
• Total | 116.61 km2 (45.02 sq mi) |
• Land | 109.52 km2 (42.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 458 |
• Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016–21) | 1.5% |
• Dwellings | 254 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
In 1881, the geographic township of Guigues was proclaimed, named in honour of Joseph-Eugène-Bruno Guigues.[4] In 1897, it was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Guigues.
In 1911, the parish of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues was founded, and the following year, the Municipality of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues was created when it split off from the township.[1]
2021 | |
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Population | 458 (-1.5% from 2016) |
Land area | 109.52 km2 (42.29 sq mi) |
Population density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Median age | 42.8 (M: 43.2, F: 42.0) |
Private dwellings | 254 (total) 198 (occupied) |
Median household income | $71,000 |
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Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[3][8] |
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
List of former mayors:
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