Pointe-Lebel

Pointe-Lebel (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t ləbɛl]) is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers.

Pointe-Lebel
Village municipality
Pointe-Lebel Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Manicouagan
Constituted	January 1, 1964
Government [2]
• Mayor	Michelle Martin
• Federal riding	Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
• Prov. riding	René-Lévesque
Area [2][3]
• Total	122.24 km2 (47.20 sq mi)
• Land	85.54 km2 (33.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,817
• Density	21.2/km2 (55/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	5.3%
• Dwellings	935
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0H 1N0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-138
Website	www.pointe-lebel.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Lebel had a population of 1,817 living in 857 of its 935 total private dwellings, a change of -5.3% from its 2016 population of 1,918. With a land area of 85.54 km² (33.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.2/km² (55.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Population trend:

Historical census populations – Pointe-Lebel

Year Pop. ±% 1966 695 —     1971 756 +8.8% 1976 1,302 +72.2% 1981 1,573 +20.8% 1986 1,709 +8.6% 1991 1,818 +6.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 2,011 +10.6% 2001 1,931 −4.0% 2006 1,958 +1.4% 2011 1,973 +0.8% 2016 1,918 −2.8% 2021 1,817 −5.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][4]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 0.6%
• French as first language: 98.6%
• English and French as first language: 0.6%
• Other as first language: 0.3%