Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa də lil dɔʁleɑ̃], lit. 'Saint-François of the Orléans Island') is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago.

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Municipality
Church of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM
St-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°00′N 70°49′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	L'Île-d'Orléans
Settled	1670s
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Lina Labbé
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	102.80 km2 (39.69 sq mi)
• Land	28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	536
• Density	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.7%
• Dwellings	359
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 3S0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-368
Website	msfio.ca

Prior to December 20, 2003, it was known simply as Saint-François.^[4]

History

The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.^[1]

In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François changed its statutes and was renamed to the Municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	536 (+1.7% from 2016)	527 (0.0% from 2011)	527 (-8.0% from 2006)
Land area	28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi)	28.84 km2 (11.14 sq mi)	29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Population density	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)	18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)	18.0/km2 (47/sq mi)
Median age	55.6 (M: 56.8, F: 54)	54.6 (M: 54.0, F: 55.8)	52.9 (M: 51.6, F: 54.1)
Private dwellings	255 (total)	384 (total)	359 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$67,840	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Historical Census Data - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1861 561 —     1871 552 −1.6% 1881 496 −10.1% 1891 508 +2.4% 1901 496 −2.4% 1911 481 −3.0% 1921 414 −13.9% 1931 473 +14.3% 1941 517 +9.3% 1951 526 +1.7% 1956 557 +5.9% 1961 508 −8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 510 +0.4% 1971 485 −4.9% 1976 456 −6.0% 1981 515 +12.9% 1986 483 −6.2% 1991 493 +2.1% 1996 484 −1.8% 2001 489 +1.0% 2006 573 +17.2% 2011 527 −8.0% 2016 527 +0.0% 2021 536 +1.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[8]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		540		525	1.9%	97.2%		10	100.0%	1.9%		5	0.0%	0.9%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2016		530		515	2.0%	97.2%		5	66.7%	0.9%		5	n/a%	0.9%		5	50.0%	0.9%
2011		530		505	8.2%	95.3%		15	0.0%	2.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	0.0%	1.9%
2006		575		550	12.2%	95.7%		15	n/a%	2.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	1.7%
2001		490		490	0.0%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		490		490	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

List of former mayors:

• Yoland Dion (2001–2009)
• Lina Labbé (2009–present)

See also

• Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
• Île d'Orléans
• List of municipalities in Quebec