Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

For Saint-Séverin (Mauricie), see Saint-Séverin, Mauricie, Quebec.

Saint-Séverin
Parish municipality
The village core, as seen from Rang 1.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Séverin Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 71°03′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Centre
Constituted	December 24, 1875
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Paul Cloutier
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Nord
Area [2][3]
• Total	58.70 km^2 (22.66 sq mi)
• Land	58.92 km^2 (22.75 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	300
• Density	5.1/km^2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	7.9%
• Dwellings	191
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.st-severin.qc.ca

Saint-Séverin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sevʁɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a parish in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 300 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Édouard-Séverin Fafard, founder of the parish in 1864.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Séverin, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1881	924	—
1891	790	−14.5%
1901	706	−10.6%
1911	647	−8.4%
1921	631	−2.5%
1931	695	+10.1%
1941	808	+16.3%
1951	666	−17.6%
1956	638	−4.2%
1961	516	−19.1%
1966	397	−23.1%
1971	354	−10.8%
1976	318	−10.2%
1981	329	+3.5%
1986	288	−12.5%
1991	288	+0.0%
1996	272	−5.6%
2001	278	+2.2%
2006	279	+0.4%
2011	266	−4.7%
2016	278	+4.5%
2021	300	+7.9%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Séverin had a population of 300 living in 143 of its 191 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 278. With a land area of 58.92 km² (22.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km² (13.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57632". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 27070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.