Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
Municipality
Nickname:  St-Eu
Motto:  S'Unir pour Grandir
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
St-Eugène-de-Guigues Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°31′N 79°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1911
Constituted	November 20, 1912
Government [2]
• Mayor	Marco Dénommé
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	116.61 km^2 (45.02 sq mi)
• Land	109.52 km^2 (42.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	458
• Density	4.2/km^2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	1.5%
• Dwellings	254
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3L0
Area code	819
Website	www.st-eugene-de-guigues.qc.ca

Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿øʒɛn də ɡiɡ]), 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 km^2 (42.29 sq mi)
Population density	4.2/km^2 (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:

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56471". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "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.
3. "Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues (Code 2485085) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
4. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Guigues (canton)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
8. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Official website