Saint-Noël, Quebec

Saint-Noël (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nɔɛl]) is a village municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Noël
Village municipality
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Saint-Noël Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°35′N 67°50′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Constituted	October 2, 1906
Named after	Noël Chabanel[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gilbert Marquis
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
• Land	45.80 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between to authoritative sources.
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	392
• Density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.5%
• Dwellings	210
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 3A0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-297
Website	www.st-noel.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Noël had a population of 392 living in 182 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of -1.5% from its 2016 population of 398. With a land area of 45.8 km² (17.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.6/km² (22.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Canada census – Saint-Noël community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	392 (-1.5% from 2016)	398 (-8.3% from 2011)	434 (-5.4% from 2006)
Land area	45.80 km2 (17.68 sq mi)	45.85 km2 (17.70 sq mi)	45.27 km2 (17.48 sq mi)
Population density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)	8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Median age	48 (M: 48, F: 48)	49.2 (M: 49.9, F: 47.9)	45.5 (M: 46.3, F: 43.3)
Private dwellings	210 (total)	212 (total)	217 (total)
Median household income	$46,400	$39,381	$30,706

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Canada Census data before 2001:^[7]

• Population in 1996: 509 (+0.2% from 1991)
• Population in 1991: 508

Government

• Mayor: Gilbert Marquis
• Councillors: Johanne Gagné, Guy Gendron, Gaétan Landry, Marie-Pier Leblanc, Hugues Ouellet, Cathy Perreault

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec