Saint-Joseph-des-Érables

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 377 as of 2021.

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Farms in the Chaudière valley.
Farms in the Chaudière valley.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedNovember 26, 1938
Government
  MayorLouis Jacques
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
  Total52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
  Land51.43 km2 (19.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total377
  Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 8%
  Dwellings
154
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-276
Websitewww.stjoseph
deserables.com

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 377 (2016 to 2021 population change: -8%)
  • Population in 2016: 410
  • Population in 2011: 420
  • Population in 2006: 417
  • Population in 2001: 460
  • Population in 1996: 455

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 148 (total dwellings: 154)

References

  1. "Reference number 57002 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 27050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census



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