Biencourt, Quebec

Biencourt (French pronunciation: [bjɛ̃kuʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, and located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 433 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Biencourt
Municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Biencourt Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Témiscouata
Constituted	January 1, 1947
Government [2]
• Mayor	Raymond Lavoie
• Federal riding	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	188.00 km2 (72.59 sq mi)
• Land	187.12 km2 (72.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	433
• Density	2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	6.7%
• Dwellings	283
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0K 1T0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-296
Website	www.biencourt.ca

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Biencourt, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,359	—
1956	1,522	+12.0%
1961	1,384	−9.1%
1966	1,254	−9.4%
1971	947	−24.5%
1976	818	−13.6%
1981	824	+0.7%
1986	830	+0.7%
1991	747	−10.0%
1996	675	−9.6%
2001	619	−8.3%
2006	596	−3.7%
2011	506	−15.1%
2016	464	−8.3%
2021	433	−6.7%

Language

Mother tongue (2021)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	430	100.0%
English only	0	0.0%
English and French	5	1.2%
Non-official languages	0	0.0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Touladi River