Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec

Saint-François-de-Sales (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa də sal]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-François-de-Sales
Municipality
St-François-de-Sales Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°19′N 72°08′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled	1880s
Constituted	May 14, 1888
Government [2]
• Mayor	Cindy Plourde
• Federal riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	202.00 km2 (77.99 sq mi)
• Land	197.20 km2 (76.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	643
• Density	3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	4.4%
• Dwellings	423
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1M0
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	municipalites-du-quebec.com/saint-francois-de-sales/

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2021: 643 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.4%)
• Population in 2016: 616
• Population in 2011: 654
• Population in 2006: 731
• Population in 2001: 735
• Population in 1996: 717
• Population in 1991: 832
• Population in 1986: 827
• Population in 1981: 831
• Population in 1976: 803
• Population in 1971: 840
• Population in 1966: 959
• Population in 1961: 1,184
• Population in 1956: 1,142
• Population in 1951: 1,243
• Population in 1941: 1,085
• Population in 1931: 891
• Population in 1921: 816
• Population in 1911: 767
• Population in 1901: 646
• Population in 1891: 1,124

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 295 (total dwellings: 423)

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.8%