Saint-Malo, Quebec
Saint-Malo (
Saint-Malo | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() Location within Coaticook RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Saint-Malo Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°30′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Coaticook |
Constituted | January 1, 1870 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacques Madore |
• Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
• Prov. riding | Saint-François |
Area | |
• Total | 133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 131.62 km2 (50.82 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 483 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 242 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0B 2Y0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.
History
The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 483 | ![]() |
ADJ | 538 | ![]() |
2006 | 516 | ![]() |
2001 | 518 | ![]() |
ADJ | 546 | ![]() |
1996 | 375 | ![]() |
1991 | 401 | N/A |
ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years
Sister City and Village
Known persons from this town
- Émilie Lévesque, singer (participated in Star Académie 2009)
- Michel Petit, NHL ice hockey player.

References
- Reference number 57165 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 44003 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2444003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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