Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿øʒɛn də ɡiɡ]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
Municipality
Downtown of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
Motto:  S'Unir pour Grandir
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
St-Eugène-de-Guigues Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°31′N 79°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1911
Constituted	November 20, 1912
Government [2]
• Mayor	Marco Dénommé
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	116.61 km2 (45.02 sq mi)
• Land	109.52 km2 (42.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	458
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	1.5%
• Dwellings	254
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3L0
Area code	819
Highways	R-391
Website	www.st-eugene-de-guigues.qc.ca

History

In 1881, the geographic township of Guigues was proclaimed, named in honour of Joseph-Eugène-Bruno Guigues.^[4] In 1897, it was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Guigues.

In 1911, the parish of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues was founded, and the following year, the Municipality of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues was created when it split off from the township.^[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	458 (-1.5% from 2016)	465 (+2.4% from 2011)	454 (-4.2% from 2006)
Land area	109.52 km2 (42.29 sq mi)	110.02 km2 (42.48 sq mi)	110.34 km2 (42.60 sq mi)
Population density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age	42.8 (M: 43.2, F: 42.0)	38.7 (M: 38.9, F: 38.5)	43.2 (M: 43.4, F: 41.9)
Private dwellings	254 (total)  198 (occupied)	286 (total)  190 (occupied)	185 (total)  182 (occupied)
Median household income	$71,000	$56,960	$54,099

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Historical census populations – Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Year Pop. ±% 1921 564 —     1931 939 +66.5% 1941 952 +1.4% 1951 750 −21.2% 1956 873 +16.4% 1961 878 +0.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 890 +1.4% 1971 662 −25.6% 1976 518 −21.8% 1981 506 −2.3% 1986 473 −6.5% 1991 415 −12.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 423 +1.9% 2001 439 +3.8% 2006 474 +8.0% 2011 454 −4.2% 2016 465 +2.4% 2021 458 −1.5%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[3][8]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 2.2%
• French as first language: 97.8%
• English and French as first language: 1.1%
• Other as first language: 1.1%

Government

List of former mayors:

• Normand Roy (...–2005)
• Jacinthe Marcoux (2009–2013)
• Édith Lafond (2013–2017)
• Marco Denommé (2017–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec