Girardville, Quebec

Girardville is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The municipality had a population of 1,018 in the Canada 2021 Census. The municipality is named in honour of Joseph Girard, former federal deputy for Lac-St-Jean County.

Girardville
Municipality
Location of Girardville
Girardville is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Girardville
Girardville
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 49°00′N 72°33′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMMaria-Chapdelaine
Settled1899
ConstitutedNovember 11, 1921
Government
[2]
 • MayorJeanne Savard
 • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingRoberval
Area
[2][3]
 • Total133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi)
 • Land124.11 km2 (47.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,018
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 3%
 • Dwellings
511
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0W 1R0
Area code(s)418 and 581
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.ville.girardville.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 1018 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3%)
  • Population in 2016: 988
  • Population in 2011: 1100
  • Population in 2006: 1186
  • Population in 2001: 1285
  • Population in 1996: 1350
  • Population in 1991: 1391

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 470 (total dwellings: 511)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 99%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.5%

References
  1. "Reference number 25496 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Girardville Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Girardville census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2492055&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&SearchText=Girardville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=1 Canada 2016 Census Community Profiles: Girardville]. Statistics Canada.

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