Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Quebec
Saint-Octave-de-Métis is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Octave-de-Métis | |
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 Church in Saint-Octave-de-Métis | |
 Location within La Mitis RCM | |
  St-Octave-de-Métis Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48.6009025°N 68.0808572°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | April 25, 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mylène-Julie Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.20 km2 (29.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 75.16 km2 (29.02 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 493 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 221 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 234 |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Saint-Octave-de-Métis had a population of 493 living in 207 of its 221 total dwellings, a -3.5% change from its 2016 population of 511.[4]
Notable people
- Jules-André Brillant, born 1888, baptized and educated in Saint-Octave-de-Métis, French Canadian entrepreneur
- Hormisdas Langlais, born 1890, Canadian politician and a seven-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
- Marguerite Ruest-Pitre, born 1908, Canadian murderer also known as "Madame le Corbeau", last woman criminal executed in Canada (1953)
- Marie-Thérèse Fortin, born 1959, Canadian actress
- Anaïs Favron, born 1977, radio and TV host, actress, and improviser
References
- Reference number 57331 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 09055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
External links
Media related to Saint-Octave-de-Métis at Wikimedia Commons
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