Notre-Dame-des-Neiges

This article is about the Quebec municipality. For the Montreal cemetery, see Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. For other uses, see Notre Dame des Neiges.

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam de nɛʒ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It encircles the city of Trois-Pistoles and includes the offshore Île aux Basques.

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
Municipality
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church
Location within Les Basques RCM
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.0978°N 69.2117°W / 48.0978; -69.2117[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Marie Dugas
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	93.50 km2 (36.10 sq mi)
• Land	94.44 km2 (36.46 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,194
• Density	12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	10%
• Dwellings	815
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 4K0 (Rural) G0L 2E0 (Village)
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	A-20 R-132 R-293
Website	www.notredame desneiges.qc.ca

Geography

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River, 250 km northeast of Quebec City. Important towns near Notre-Dame-des-Neiges are Rivière-du-Loup 45 km to the south-west and Rimouski 60 km to the northeast. Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located on Route 293 which connects Trois-Pistoles to Route 232 between Trois-Pistoles to the northwest and Saint-Jean-de-Dieu to the southeast. The territory of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges covers an area of 94.44 km2.

The territory of the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges partially overlooks the St. Lawrence River and almost completely enclaves the city of Trois-Pistoles. It is part of the regional county municipality of Les Basques in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent and is crossed by the Trois Pistoles river.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Notre-Dame-des-Neiges community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,194 (10.0% from 2016)	1,085 (-3.9% from 2011)	1,129 (-6.6% from 2006)
Land area	94.44 km2 (36.46 sq mi)	94.21 km2 (36.37 sq mi)	94.22 km2 (36.38 sq mi)
Population density	12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)	11.5/km2 (30/sq mi)	12.0/km2 (31/sq mi)
Median age	57.2 (M: 57.2, F: 58.0)	56.9 (M: 56.9, F: 56.9)	53.4 (M: 53.5, F: 53.3)
Private dwellings	815 (total)	778 (total)	789 (total)
Median household income	$62,000	$54,848	$51,684

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	3,451	—
1871	3,967	+15.0%
1881	2,872	−27.6%
1891	2,495	−13.1%
1901	2,595	+4.0%
1911	3,076	+18.5%
1921	1,801	−41.4%
1931	1,645	−8.7%
1941	1,611	−2.1%
1951	1,659	+3.0%
1956	1,641	−1.1%
1961	1,702	+3.7%
1966	1,363	−19.9%
1971	1,206	−11.5%
1976	1,140	−5.5%
1981	1,206	+5.8%
1986	1,233	+2.2%
1991	1,177	−4.5%
1996	1,318	+12.0%
2001	1,294	−1.8%
2006	1,209	−6.6%
2011	1,129	−6.6%
2016	1,085	−3.9%
2021	1,194	+10.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		1,195		1,180	9.3%	98.7%		5	0.0%	0.4%		5	n/a%	0.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		1,085		1,080	4.0%	99.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		1,130		1,125	5.1%	99.6%		5	50.0%	0.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2006		1,205		1,185	8.5%	98.3%		10	n/a%	0.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	0.8%
2001		1,295		1,295	1.1%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,320		1,310	n/a	99.2%		10	n/a	0.8%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec