Saint-Philémon, Quebec

Saint-Philémon is a parish municipality of about 700 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec.

Saint-Philémon
Parish municipality
Saint-Philémon Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Philémon Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°41′N 70°27′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	January 1, 1867
Government [2]
• Mayor	Daniel Pouliot
• Fed. riding	Lévis—Bellechasse
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	148.00 km2 (57.14 sq mi)
• Land	146.51 km2 (56.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	680
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.8%
• Dwellings	533
Postal code(s)	G0R 4A0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-216 R-281
Website	www.saintphilemon.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Philémon had a population of 680 living in 364 of its 533 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 714. With a land area of 146.51 km² (56.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km² (12.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57434". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Philémon, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

See also

• Mount Chocolat