Saint-Augustin, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

Not to be confused with Saint-Augustin, Côte-Nord, Quebec.

Saint-Augustin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿oɡystɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a parish municipality in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The municipality had a population of 334 as of the Canada 2021 Census.^[4]

Saint-Augustin
Parish municipality
North shore of the lake
Saint-Augustin Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°48′N 71°57′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1895
Constituted	May 14, 1925
Named after	Augustine of Hippo[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	René St-Pierre
• Federal riding	Jonquière
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	104.00 km2 (40.15 sq mi)
• Land	104.25 km2 (40.25 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	334
• Density	3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	4.8%
• Dwellings	161
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1K0
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	www.saint-augustin.net

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Augustin had a population of 334 living in 148 of its 161 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 351. With a land area of 104.25 km² (40.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.2/km² (8.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2021: 334 (2016 to 2021 population change: -4.8%)
• Population in 2016: 351 (2011 to 2016 population change: -12.3%)
• Population in 2011: 400 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.8%)
• Population in 2006: 393
• Population in 2001: 424
• Population in 1996: 486
• Population in 1991: 534
• Population in 1986: 592
• Population in 1981: 586
• Population in 1976: 637
• Population in 1971: 651
• Population in 1966: 762
• Population in 1961: 818
• Population in 1956: 908
• Population in 1951: 952
• Population in 1941: 796
• Population in 1931: 509

Mother tongue:^[4]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.5%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%