Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire

Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dɔminik dy ʁozɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
St-Dominique-du-Rosaire Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°46′N 78°07′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	c. 1924
Constituted	January 1, 1978
Government [2]
• Mayor	Christian Legault
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	505.07 km2 (195.01 sq mi)
• Land	479.89 km2 (185.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	434
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	3.6%
• Dwellings	205
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 2K0
Area code	819
Highways	R-109
Website	st-dominique-du-rosaire.org

The municipality owes its name to Monsignor Élie-Anicet Latulipe, who wished to place the parish under the protection of the founder of the Dominican order, Domingo de Guzmán. This saint also popularised devotion to the rosary, an aspect that fully explains the municipality's name.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire had a population of 434 living in 193 of its 205 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 450. With a land area of 479.89 km² (185.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Historical census populations – Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire

Year Pop. ±% 1981 533 —     1986 465 −12.8% 1991 479 +3.0% 1996 457 −4.6% 2001 476 +4.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 447 −6.1% 2011 434 −2.9% 2016 450 +3.7% 2021 434 −3.6%
Source: Statistics Canada

The municipality had a population of 434 in the 2021 Canadian Census. As of the 2021 census, mother tongues spoken are:^[3]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Government

Municipal council (as of Nov. 2023):^[2]

• Mayor: Christian Legault
• Councillors: Nicholas Paradis-Naud, Michelle St-Laurent, Christiane Vaillancourt, Gilles Audet, Pierrette Morin, Pascal Hétu