Saint-Sébastien
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Sébastien is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Sébastien
Saint-Sébastien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.783°N 70.967°W / 45.783; -70.967[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedMarch 15, 1975
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrance Bisson
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi)
 • Land91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total674
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.6%
 • Dwellings
329
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1M0
Area code819
Highways R-263
Websitewww.st-sebastien.com

Saint-Sébastien is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after Saint Sebastian, who died c. 288.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sébastien had a population of 674 living in 301 of its 329 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 657. With a land area of 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72586". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2DSebastien&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052430085&HEADERlist=0
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.


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