Saint-Éloi, Quebec

Saint-Éloi (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿elwa]) is a parish municipality in the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 310 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Saint-Éloi
Parish municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Éloi Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.03°N 69.23°W / 48.03; -69.23[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gisèle Saindon
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	65.90 km2 (25.44 sq mi)
• Land	65.77 km2 (25.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	310
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop 2016–2021	8.4%
• Dwellings	151
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2V0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.st-eloi.qc.ca

History

On March 9, 1848, the parish of Saint-Éloi was canonically erected by separating an area from the parishes of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de L'Isle-Verte and Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Trois-Pistoles. It was erected civilly on the following June 13. Parish registers were also opened in 1848. The first parish priest was Thomas Aubert from Gaspé. Previously, the parish had been served by the parish priests of Trois-Pistoles and L'Isle-Verte. The first chapel was built in 1849 and in 1853, the post office was opened under the name of Saint-Éloi.

The municipality of Saint-Éloi was officially created on July 1, 1855. The municipality lost an important part of its territory in 1883 when Saint-Cyprien (then called Hocquart) was separated from Saint-Éloi. On September 14, 1924, the first cornerstone of the current church was blessed. On 15 September 1926, the first mass was celebrated in the current church.

Demographics

Historical Census Data – Saint-Éloi, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,397	—
1871	1,134	−18.8%
1881	1,193	+5.2%
1891	913	−23.5%
1901	970	+6.2%
1911	929	−4.2%
1921	900	−3.1%
1931	935	+3.9%
1941	902	−3.5%
1951	855	−5.2%
1956	837	−2.1%
1961	814	−2.7%
1966	697	−14.4%
1971	589	−15.5%
1976	502	−14.8%
1981	480	−4.4%
1986	404	−15.8%
1991	352	−12.9%
1996	340	−3.4%
2001	340	+0.0%
2006	338	−0.6%
2011	311	−8.0%
2016	286	−8.0%
2021	310	+8.4%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Éloi had a population of 310 living in 136 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 286. With a land area of 65.77 km² (25.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km² (12.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Canada census – Saint-Éloi community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	310 (+8.4% from 2016)	286 (-8.0% from 2011)	311 (-8.0% from 2006)
Land area	65.77 km2 (25.39 sq mi)	66.11 km2 (25.53 sq mi)	66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi)
Population density	4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)	4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 54.8, F: 54.8)	53.8 (M: 55.2, F: 52.2)	48.9 (M: 49.0, F: 48.8)
Private dwellings	151 (total)	144 (total)	137 (total)
Median household income	$62,000	$47,104	$49,255

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Saint-Éloi, Quebec[4]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		310		310	8.8%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2016		290		285	6.6%	98.3%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		5	n/a%	1.7%
2011		310		305	3.2%	98.4%		5	n/a%	1.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2006		345		315	7.4%	91.3%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		30	n/a%	8.7%
2001		340		340	0.0%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		340		340	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Notable people

Notable people born in Saint-Éloi include jazz musician Alain Caron and Quebec premier Adélard Godbout.

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec