Sainte-Florence, Quebec

Sainte-Florence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t flɔʁɑ̃s];) is a Canadian forestry village in the province of Quebec, located in the Matapédia Valley in the Gaspé Peninsula.

Sainte-Florence
Municipality
Motto(s):  Travail, Foi, Honneur
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Sainte-Florence Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°16′N 67°14′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Constituted	April 12, 1911
Government [2]
• Mayor	Carol Poitras
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	102.60 km2 (39.61 sq mi)
• Land	103.48 km2 (39.95 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	367
• Density	3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.4%
• Dwellings	207
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 2M0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.sainte-florence.org

The municipality had a population of 367 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Matapedia River

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Florence had a population of 367 living in 187 of its 207 total private dwellings, a change of -4.4% from its 2016 population of 384. With a land area of 103.48 km² (39.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (9.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Florence community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	367 (-4.4% from 2016)	384 (-7.2% from 2011)	414 (-9.6% from 2006)
Land area	103.48 km2 (39.95 sq mi)	103.57 km2 (39.99 sq mi)	103.05 km2 (39.79 sq mi)
Population density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age	56.4 (M: 57.2, F: 55.6)	54.5 (M: 54.1, F: 55.5)	54.0 (M: 53.5, F: 54.2)
Private dwellings	185 (total)	209 (total)	215 (total)
Median household income		$40,768	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Population in 1996: 546^[6] (-2.0% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 557^[6]
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9]

Government

Municipal council

• Mayor: Carol Poitras
• Councillors: Claude Marineau, Nancy Girard, Gisèle Gagnon, Antoine Lacasse, Gérald Mazerolle, Gérard Richard

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec