Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

48°28′N 78°03′W / 48.467°N 78.050°W / 48.467; -78.050^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionAbitibi-TémiscamingueRCMAbitibiSettledc. 1915ConstitutedNovember 10, 1926Government • MayorAndré Rioux • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue • Prov. ridingAbitibi-OuestArea • Total92.80 km² (35.83 sq mi) • Land80.79 km² (31.19 sq mi)Population • Total868 • Density10.7/km² (28/sq mi) • Pop (2016-21) 4.1% • Dwellings386Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code819Highways R-111 R-386Websitewww.saint-marc-de-figuery.org

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery had a population of 868 living in 352 of its 386 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 834. With a land area of 80.79 km² (31.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.7/km² (27.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Historical census populations – Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Year Pop. ±% 1931 445 —     1941 558 +25.4% 1951 640 +14.7% 1956 656 +2.5% 1961 608 −7.3% 1966 631 +3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 619 −1.9% 1976 497 −19.7% 1981 533 +7.2% 1986 506 −5.1% 1991 584 +15.4% 1996 580 −0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 615 +6.0% 2006 692 +12.5% 2011 771 +11.4% 2016 834 +8.2% 2021 868 +4.1%
Population figures based on revised counts. Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongues spoken are:^[3]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.6%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):^[2]

• Mayor: André Rioux
• Councillors: Martin Thibeault, Gaetan Boutin, Mathieu Breton, Jocelyn Lantagne, Johanne Sabourin, Yvon Lantagne

References

External links

• Media related to Saint-Marc-de-Figuery at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website