Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də djø]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The municipality had a population of 1,651 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Jean-de-Dieu Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°N 69.05°W / 48; -69.05[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	January 1, 1865
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Claude Malenfant
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	151.60 km2 (58.53 sq mi)
• Land	152.04 km2 (58.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,651
• Density	10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.4%
• Dwellings	742
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 3M0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-293 R-295
Website	www.saintjeandedieu.ca

The two main settlements within the municipality are the communities of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and La Société.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Jean-de-Dieu community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,651 (+3.4% from 2016)	1,596 (-0.6% from 2011)	1,606 (-3.9% from 2006)
Land area	152.04 km2 (58.70 sq mi)	152.38 km2 (58.83 sq mi)	151.02 km2 (58.31 sq mi)
Population density	10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)	10.5/km2 (27/sq mi)	10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
Median age	52.8 (M: 52, F: 53.2)	51.9 (M: 51.6, F: 52.2)	50.2 (M: 49.8, F: 50.6)
Private dwellings	700 (total)	755 (total)	740 (total)
Median household income	$54,400	$46,976	$39,983

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	677	—
1881	1,290	+90.5%
1891	1,055	−18.2%
1901	1,357	+28.6%
1911	1,962	+44.6%
1921	2,121	+8.1%
1931	2,501	+17.9%
1941	2,298	−8.1%
1951	2,406	+4.7%
1956	2,663	+10.7%
1961	2,799	+5.1%
1966	2,584	−7.7%
1971	2,262	−12.5%
1976	2,107	−6.9%
1981	2,136	+1.4%
1986	2,063	−3.4%
1991	1,893	−8.2%
1996	1,828	−3.4%
2001	1,768	−3.3%
2006	1,671	−5.5%
2011	1,606	−3.9%
2016	1,596	−0.6%
2021	1,651	+3.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		1,640		1,625	4.8%	99.1%		5	n/a%	0.3%		5	n/a%	0.3%		10	n/a%	0.6%
2016		1,555		1,550	1.3%	99.7%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		1,570		1,570	0.3%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2006		1,580		1,565	8.5%	99.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		15	n/a%	1.0%
2001		1,710		1,710	0.6%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,765		1,720	n/a	97.5%		35	n/a	2.0%		10	n/a	0.6%		0	n/a	0.0%

Notable people

• Philippe Gagnon

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec