Saint-Malo, Quebec

Saint-Malo ((French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ malo] ^ⓘ)) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.

Saint-Malo
Municipality
Location within Coaticook RCM.
Saint-Malo Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Coaticook
Constituted	January 1, 1870
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jacques Madore
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Saint-François
Area [2][3]
• Total	133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi)
• Land	131.83 km2 (50.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	514
• Density	3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	8.2%
• Dwellings	265
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 2Y0
Area code	819
Highways	R-206 R-253

Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a harvest Mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.

History

The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[4]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	514	8.2%
2016	475	1.7%
2011	483	10.2%
ADJ	538	4.3%
2006	516	0.4%
2001	518	5.1%
ADJ	546	4.3%
1996	375	6.5%
1991	401	N/A

ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years

Geography and climate

Climate data for Saint-Malo, Quebec, 1981-2010 Normals (Extremes 1965-2001)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.6 (60.1)	15.0 (59.0)	22.0 (71.6)	29.0 (84.2)	30.0 (86.0)	33.0 (91.4)	33.3 (91.9)	33.9 (93.0)	31.5 (88.7)	26.7 (80.1)	21.0 (69.8)	18.3 (64.9)	33.9 (93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6.1 (21.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	1.0 (33.8)	8.7 (47.7)	16.0 (60.8)	21.0 (69.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.2 (72.0)	17.6 (63.7)	10.3 (50.5)	3.8 (38.8)	−3.0 (26.6)	9.2 (48.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−10.9 (12.4)	−9.2 (15.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	3.7 (38.7)	10.5 (50.9)	15.6 (60.1)	17.9 (64.2)	17.1 (62.8)	12.7 (54.9)	6.0 (42.8)	−0.1 (31.8)	−7.2 (19.0)	4.4 (39.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−15.7 (3.7)	−14.1 (6.6)	−8.7 (16.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.9 (40.8)	10.3 (50.5)	12.8 (55.0)	11.9 (53.4)	7.8 (46.0)	1.7 (35.1)	−4.0 (24.8)	−11.4 (11.5)	−0.5 (31.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−38.0 (−36.4)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−33.0 (−27.4)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−11.1 (12.0)	−3.5 (25.7)	1.7 (35.1)	0.0 (32.0)	−12.2 (10.0)	−10.5 (13.1)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−35.0 (−31.0)	−38.0 (−36.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	101.2 (3.98)	86.4 (3.40)	96.6 (3.80)	79.9 (3.15)	111.9 (4.41)	128.9 (5.07)	130.5 (5.14)	150.3 (5.92)	106.0 (4.17)	101.4 (3.99)	107.2 (4.22)	118.0 (4.65)	1,318.3 (51.90)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	82.4 (32.4)	68.3 (26.9)	66.0 (26.0)	23.8 (9.4)	1.5 (0.6)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	5.8 (2.3)	38.7 (15.2)	82.3 (32.4)	368.7 (145.2)
Source: Environment Canada[5]

Notable People

• Michel Petit, NHL ice hockey player.

Saint-Malo rectory