Saint-Eugène, Quebec

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Eugène in Chaudière-Appalaches that amalgamated into L'Islet in 2000.

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Eugène in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean that was renamed Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay in 1997.

Not to be confused with Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Saint-Eugène (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿øʒɛn] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,139.

Saint-Eugène
Municipality
Loisirs Road
Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Eugène Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°42′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Drummond
Constituted	October 31, 1879
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Gilles Beauregard
• Federal riding	Drummond
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2][4]
• Total	76.20 km2 (29.42 sq mi)
• Land	75.84 km2 (29.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,139
• Density	15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.2%
• Dwellings	536
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0C 1J0
Area code	819
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-239
Website	www.saint-eugene.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,139	1.2%
2016	1,126	0.4%
2011	1,131	0.2%
2006	1,133	4.5%
2001	1,084	2.5%
1996	1,058	7.7%
1991	982	2.8%
1986	955	0.2%
1981	953	1.6%
1976	938	5.8%
1971	996	1.4%
1966	982	2.1%
1961	1,003	1.4%
1956	1,017	9.6%
1951	928	5.8%
1941	877	2.6%
1931	900	20.7%
1921	1,135	1.3%
1911	1,120	35.9%
1901	824	21.4%
1891	1,049	101.7%
1881	520	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,110	97.4%
English only	10	0.9%
Both English and French	10	0.9%
Other languages	10	0.9%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec