Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Parish municipality
Route 111 through St-Marc-de-Figuery
Route 111 through St-Marc-de-Figuery
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
St-Marc-de-Figuery is located in Western Quebec
St-Marc-de-Figuery
St-Marc-de-Figuery
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°03′W / 48.467°N 78.050°W / 48.467; -78.050[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1915
ConstitutedNovember 10, 1926
Government
[2]
 • MayorAndré Rioux
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total92.80 km2 (35.83 sq mi)
 • Land80.79 km2 (31.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total868
 • Density10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings
386
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1J0
Area code819
Highways R-111 R-386
Websitewww.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
YearPop.±%
1931 445—    
1941 558+25.4%
1951 640+14.7%
1956 656+2.5%
1961 608−7.3%
1966 631+3.8%
YearPop.±%
1971 619−1.9%
1976 497−19.7%
1981 533+7.2%
1986 506−5.1%
1991 584+15.4%
1996 580−0.7%
YearPop.±%
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

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57171". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Saint-Marc-de-Figuery community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.


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