Saint-Arsène

Saint-Arsène (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿aʁsɛn]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Arsène
Parish municipality
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM
Saint-Arsène Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°55′N 69°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Rivière-du-Loup
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mario Lebel
• Federal riding	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi)
• Land	70.81 km2 (27.34 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,245
• Density	17.6/km2 (46/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.2%
• Dwellings	479
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2K0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-291
Website	www.municipalite.saint-arsene.qc.ca

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Arsène had a population of 1,245 living in 468 of its 479 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 1,230. With a land area of 70.81 km² (27.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.6/km² (45.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec