Saint-Malo, Quebec

Saint-Malo (local pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.

Saint-Malo
Municipality
Location within Coaticook RCM.
Location within Coaticook RCM.
Saint-Malo is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°30′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMCoaticook
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1870
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Madore
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingSaint-François
Area
[2][3]
 • Total133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi)
 • Land131.83 km2 (50.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total514
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings
265
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 2Y0
Area code819
Highways R-206
R-253

Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.

History

The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 514 Increase 8.2%
2016 475 Decrease 1.7%
2011 483 Decrease 10.2%
ADJ 538 Increase 4.3%
2006 516 Decrease 0.4%
2001 518 Decrease 5.1%
ADJ 546 Increase 4.3%
1996 375 Decrease 6.5%
1991 401 N/A

ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years

Sister City and Village

Notable People
Saint-Malo rectory

References
  1. "Reference number 57165 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 44003 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Malo, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census



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