Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t teʁɛz də ɡaspe]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Municipality
Church of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé⁩
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM
Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Le Rocher-Percé
Constituted	September 6, 1930
Government [2]
• Mayor	Roberto Blondin
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
• Prov. riding	Gaspé
Area [2][3]
• Total	34.94 km2 (13.49 sq mi)
• Land	34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	979
• Density	28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	3.5%
• Dwellings	504
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3B0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.saintetheresedegaspe.com

Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.^[4]

In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	979 (-3.5% from 2016)	1,015 (-3.8% from 2011)	1,055 (-4.9% from 2006)
Land area	34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi)	34.41 km2 (13.29 sq mi)	33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population density	28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)	29.5/km2 (76/sq mi)	31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
Median age	56.4 (M: 55.6, F: 56.8)	53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 53.6)	50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1)
Private dwellings	504 (total)  475 (occupied)	509 (total)	470 (total)
Median household income	$65,000	$54,144	$36,496

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1931 1,045 —     1941 1,137 +8.8% 1951 1,276 +12.2% 1956 1,433 +12.3% 1961 1,394 −2.7% 1966 1,415 +1.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,356 −4.2% 1976 1,243 −8.3% 1981 1,235 −0.6% 1986 1,273 +3.1% 1991 1,280 +0.5% 1996 1,262 −1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,165 −7.7% 2006 1,109 −4.8% 2011 1,055 −4.9% 2016 1,015 −3.8% 2021 979 −3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[8][9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		980		955	4.0%	97.4%		5	0.0%	0.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%		10	100.0%	1.0%
2016		1,005		995	4.3%	99.0%		5	0.0%	0.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%
2011		1,055		1,040	0.0%	98.6%		5	50.0%	0.5%		5	n/a%	0.5%		5	87.5%	0.5%
2006		1,090		1,040	8.8%	95.4%		10	0.0%	0.9%		0	0.0%	0.0%		40	n/a%	3.7%
2001		1,150		1,140	10.6%	99.1%		10	0.0%	0.9%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,285		1,275	n/a	99.2%		10	n/a	0.8%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec