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La Trinité-des-Monts
La Trinité-des-Monts is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality.
La Trinité-des-Monts | |
|---|---|
Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM | |
La Trinité-des-Monts Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′N 68°28′W / 48.13°N 68.47°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
| Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
| Named for | The Christian Trinity and the nearby mountains[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernand Garon |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rimouski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 239.20 km2 (92.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.23 km2 (90.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 223 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 12.9% |
| • Dwellings | 173 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-232 |
| Website | www |
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Trinité-des-Monts had a population of 233 living in 128 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 223. With a land area of 233.07 km2 (89.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Townships edit
La Roche is a township established on May 5, 1882. It has an overall area of 20,235 hectares and is named for Troilus de Mesqouez.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177381". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 10010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links edit
Media related to La Trinité-des-Monts at Wikimedia Commons