Girardville, Quebec

Girardville (French pronunciation: [ʒiʁaʁvil]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The municipality had a population of 1,018 in the Canada 2021 Census. The municipality is named in honour of Joseph Girard, former federal deputy for Lac-St-Jean County.^{[citation needed]}

Girardville
Municipality
Girardville Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 49°00′N 72°33′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1899
Constituted	November 11, 1921
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jeanne Savard
• Federal riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi)
• Land	124.11 km2 (47.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,018
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	3%
• Dwellings	511
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1R0
Area codes	418 and 581
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.ville.girardville.qc.ca

Climate

Climate data for Girardville (Hémon), Quebec: 183 m (600 ft) (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1963–2002)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	11.0 (51.8)	12.0 (53.6)	19.0 (66.2)	30.0 (86.0)	33.5 (92.3)	35.0 (95.0)	35.0 (95.0)	37.8 (100.0)	31.5 (88.7)	25.5 (77.9)	18.3 (64.9)	10.0 (50.0)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.9 (10.6)	−8.0 (17.6)	−1.2 (29.8)	7.5 (45.5)	16.5 (61.7)	21.9 (71.4)	23.8 (74.8)	22.4 (72.3)	16.6 (61.9)	9.1 (48.4)	0.4 (32.7)	−7.4 (18.7)	7.5 (45.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−19.3 (−2.7)	−16.2 (2.8)	−8.7 (16.3)	1.1 (34.0)	9.1 (48.4)	14.4 (57.9)	16.9 (62.4)	15.4 (59.7)	10.4 (50.7)	4.1 (39.4)	−4.2 (24.4)	−13.7 (7.3)	0.8 (33.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−26.6 (−15.9)	−24.4 (−11.9)	−16.2 (2.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	1.6 (34.9)	6.9 (44.4)	9.9 (49.8)	8.4 (47.1)	4.2 (39.6)	−1.0 (30.2)	−8.7 (16.3)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−5.9 (21.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−49.0 (−56.2)	−50.6 (−59.1)	−42.8 (−45.0)	−32.0 (−25.6)	−13.9 (7.0)	−6.5 (20.3)	−1.7 (28.9)	−3.3 (26.1)	−8.3 (17.1)	−17.8 (0.0)	−32.0 (−25.6)	−47.0 (−52.6)	−50.6 (−59.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	72.7 (2.86)	50.7 (2.00)	56.2 (2.21)	67.5 (2.66)	90.1 (3.55)	93.6 (3.69)	122.7 (4.83)	99.8 (3.93)	100.9 (3.97)	76.2 (3.00)	83.9 (3.30)	74.8 (2.94)	989.1 (38.94)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	68.9 (27.1)	45.2 (17.8)	37.2 (14.6)	19.4 (7.6)	2.6 (1.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	4.9 (1.9)	36.5 (14.4)	65.7 (25.9)	280.4 (110.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	12.4	8.7	8.4	9.7	14.6	14.7	19.2	18.1	18.6	14.4	12.1	12.1	163
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	12.0	8.0	6.2	2.9	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	6.5	11.0	47.8
Source: Environment Canada[4]

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2021: 1018 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3%)
• Population in 2016: 988
• Population in 2011: 1100
• Population in 2006: 1186
• Population in 2001: 1285
• Population in 1996: 1350
• Population in 1991: 1391

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 470 (total dwellings: 511)

Mother tongue:^[6]

• English as first language: 0.5%
• French as first language: 99%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.5%