Chute-aux-Outardes is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Outardes River. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Baie-Comeau along Route 138.
Chute-aux-Outardes | |
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  Chute-aux-Outardes Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′N 68°24′W / 49.117°N 68.400°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Manicouagan |
| Constituted | March 7, 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guillaume Girard |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,391 |
| • Density | 185.3/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  11% |
| • Dwellings | 731 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Census profile | 2496035[3] |
| MAMROT info | 96035[4] |
| Toponymie info | 13494[1] |
| Website | www |
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chute-aux-Outardes had a population of 1,391 living in 693 of its 731 total private dwellings, a change of -11% from its 2016 population of 1,563. With a land area of 7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 185.2/km2 (479.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2021: 1391 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11%)
- Population in 2016: 1563
- Population in 2011: 1644
- Population in 2006: 1853
- Population in 2001: 1968
- Population in 1996: 2155
- Population in 1991: 2161
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.4%
- French as first language: 99.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Education edit
Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Richard[7]
The Eastern Shores School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Baie Comeau High School in Baie-Comeau[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 13494". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Chute-aux-Outardes Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chute-aux-Outardes, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Écoles primaires".
- ^ "Eastern Shores School Board".