Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

47°31′N 79°21′W / 47.517°N 79.350°W / 47.517; -79.350^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionAbitibi-TémiscamingueRCMTémiscamingueSettled1911ConstitutedNovember 20, 1912Government

^[2]

• MayorMarco Dénommé • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue • Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–TémiscamingueArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total116.61 km² (45.02 sq mi) • Land109.52 km² (42.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total458 • Density4.2/km² (11/sq mi) • Pop (2016–21)

1.5% • Dwellings

254Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0Z 3L0

Area code819Websitewww.st-eugene-de-guigues.qc.ca

Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, often shortened to Saint-Eugène, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

History

In 1881, the geographic township of Guigues was proclaimed, named in honour of Joseph-Eugène-Bruno Guigues.^[4] In 1897, it was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Guigues.

In 1911, the parish of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues was founded, and the following year, the Municipality of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues was created when it split off from the township.^[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues community profile

	2021
Population	458 (-1.5% from 2016)
Land area	109.52 km² (42.29 sq mi)
Population density	4.2/km² (11/sq mi)
Median age	42.8 (M: 43.2, F: 42.0)
Private dwellings	254 (total) 198 (occupied)
Median household income	$71,000

References: 2021^[5] earlier^[6]^[7]

Historical census populations – Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	564	—
1931	939	+66.5%
1941	952	+1.4%
1951	750	−21.2%
1956	873	+16.4%
1961	878	+0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	890	+1.4%
1971	662	−25.6%
1976	518	−21.8%
1981	506	−2.3%
1986	473	−6.5%
1991	415	−12.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	423	+1.9%
2001	439	+3.8%
2006	474	+8.0%
2011	454	−4.2%
2016	465	+2.4%
2021	458	−1.5%

Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada^[3]^[8]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

English as first language: 2.2%
French as first language: 97.8%
English and French as first language: 1.1%
Other as first language: 1.1%

Local government

List of former mayors:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)

Normand Roy (...–2005)
Jacinthe Marcoux (2009–2013)
Édith Lafond (2013–2017)
Marco Denommé (2017–present)

References

^ ^a ^b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56471". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues (Code 2485085) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Guigues (canton)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census