Les Hauteurs
Les Hauteurs | |
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.jpg) View of the village of Les Hauteurs | |
 Location within La Mitis RCM | |
  Les Hauteurs Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′N 68°07′W / 48.383°N 68.117°W[1][3] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | November 7, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gitane Michaud |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.40 km2 (40.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 102.92 km2 (39.74 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 485 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 263 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-298 |
| Website | municipalite. leshauteurs.qc.ca |
Les Hauteurs (French pronunciation: [le otœʁ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
History
[edit]The first three settlers arrived in the area in 1875. The post office opened in 1899 under the name ‘Hauteur’. Before the parish and municipality were officially created, the area was part of the townships of Ouimet and Massé. The Catholic parish of Saint-François-Xavier was canonically erected on 14 May 1918. The municipality was officially founded on 7 November 1918 under the name of Saint-François-Xavier-des-Hauteurs was officially created . In 1944, the post office was renamed Les Hauteurs-de-Rimouski. On 19 October 1993, the municipality shortened its name to simply ‘Les Hauteurs’. The parish church was destroyed by fire on 27 December 1997. It was rebuilt during the following summer and reopened in time for Christmas 1998.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Les Hauteurs had a population of 485 living in 217 of its 263 total private dwellings, a change of −3.8% from its 2016 population of 504. With a land area of 102.92 km2 (39.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km2 (12.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 485 (-3.8% from 2016) | 504 (-3.8% from 2011) | 524 (-9.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 102.92 km2 (39.74 sq mi) | 103.04 km2 (39.78 sq mi) | 102.28 km2 (39.49 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.6 (M: 48.4, F: 43.2) | 44.9 (M: 47.5, F: 42.0) | 44.9 (M: 47.5, F: 41.5) |
| Private dwellings | 263 (total) 217 (occupied) | 263 (total) | 249 (total) |
| Median household income | $49,600 | $40,064 | $34,705 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Les Hauteurs". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Les Hauteurs". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- 1 2 "Reference number 283934". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09015". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
External links
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Media related to Les Hauteurs at Wikimedia Commons
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