Saint-Clément, Quebec

Saint-Clément (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ klemɑ̃]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

Saint-Clément
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Clément Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47.92°N 69.1°W / 47.92; -69.1[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	1 January 1885
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gabriel Belzile
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	79.90 km2 (30.85 sq mi)
• Land	86.72 km2 (33.48 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	479
• Density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.1%
• Dwellings	231
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2N0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-293
Website	www.st-clement.ca

Geography

The territory of Saint-Clément is crossed by several rivers, including several rapids. The Trois Pistoles River forms the south-eastern boundary of the municipality, then flows north-west through it. The Mariakèche River crosses the south-west and then delimits the north-east of the municipality up to its confluence with the Trois Pistoles River. The Rivière Sénescoupé crosses the south of the municipality and flows northeast to its confluence with the Trois Pistoles River in the centre-east.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Clément community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	479 (+4.1% from 2016)	460 (-7.8% from 2011)	499 (-4.2% from 2006)
Land area	86.72 km2 (33.48 sq mi)	86.84 km2 (33.53 sq mi)	87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi)
Population density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Median age	45.6 (M: 46, F: 44)	44.5 (M: 45.3, F: 43.0)	43.4 (M: 44.5, F: 42.4)
Private dwellings	215 (total)	231 (total)	235 (total)
Median household income	$56,800	$50,560	$43,675

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

Historical Census Data - Saint-Clément, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1891	833	—
1901	1,024	+22.9%
1911	1,208	+18.0%
1921	1,234	+2.2%
1931	1,204	−2.4%
1941	1,219	+1.2%
1951	1,217	−0.2%
1956	1,259	+3.5%
1961	1,213	−3.7%
1966	1,018	−16.1%
1971	846	−16.9%
1976	711	−16.0%
1981	657	−7.6%
1986	623	−5.2%
1991	580	−6.9%
1996	566	−2.4%
2001	531	−6.2%
2006	521	−1.9%
2011	499	−4.2%
2016	460	−7.8%
2021	479	+4.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Clément, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		475		465	2.2%	97.9%		5	n/a%	1.1%		10	100.0%	2.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		460		455	8.1%	98.9%		0	100.0%	0.0%		5	n/a%	1.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		500		495	3.9%	99.0%		5	n/a%	1.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		515		515	1.9%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		525		525	12.5%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		600		600	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%