Pointe-Lebel, Quebec
Pointe-Lebel is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers.
Pointe-Lebel | |
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Pointe-Lebel Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Manicouagan |
Constituted | January 1, 1964 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mr. Rene Labrosse |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
Area | |
• Total | 121.30 km2 (46.83 sq mi) |
• Land | 84.79 km2 (32.74 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,973 |
• Density | 23.3/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 928 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-138 |
Website | www |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Lebel had a population of 1,817 living in 857 of its 935 total private dwellings, a change of -5.3% from its 2016 population of 1,918. With a land area of 85.54 km2 (33.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.2/km2 (55.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 1973 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.8%)
- Population in 2006: 1958
- Population in 2001: 1931
- Population in 1996: 2011
- Population in 1991: 1818
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 98.0%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.5%
References
- "Reference number 50165 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-Lebel
- Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Pointe-Lebel census profile
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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