Pointe-Lebel | |
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Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Manicouagan |
Constituted | January 1, 1964 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michelle Martin |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
Area | |
• Total | 122.24 km2 (47.20 sq mi) |
• Land | 85.54 km2 (33.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,817 |
• Density | 21.2/km2 (55/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 935 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
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.
Demographics
[edit]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.[3]
Population trend:
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Source: Statistics Canada[3][4] |
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.6%
- French as first language: 98.6%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 0.3%
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50165". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Pointe-Lebel (Code 2496025) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census