Saint-Côme–Linière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kom linjɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The official spelling given by the Commission de toponymie uses an en dash after "Saint-Côme",[1][2] but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: Saint-Côme—Linière.[4] The population is 3,278 as of 2021.
Saint-Côme–Linière | |
|---|---|
 House in Saint-Côme–Linière | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Côme–Linière Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°31′W / 46.067°N 70.517°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | April 13, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriel Giguère |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 152.20 km2 (58.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 150.45 km2 (58.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,278 |
| • Density | 21.8/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,537 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-173  R-275 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Côme–Linière was constituted by the amalgamation of the parish municipality of Saint-Côme-de-Kennebec and the village of Linière on August 17, 1994. Saint-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr Saint Cosmas and Linière received its name from the seigneur who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).[1]
Demographics edit
Population edit
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,278 | 1.2%
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| 2016 | 3,239 |  1.1%
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| 2011 | 3,274 | 0.4%
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| 2006 | 3,260 | 0.6%
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| 2001 | 3,239 | 0.1%
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| 1996 | 3,241 | 65.5%
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| 1991 | 1,958 | 23.7%
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| 1986 | 1,583 | 6.8%
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| 1981 | 1,699 | 22.8%
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| 1976 | 1,384 | 0.9%
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| 1971 | 1,372 | 25.0%
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| 1966 | 1,829 | 13.3%
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| 1961 | 1,615 | 1.9%
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| 1956 | 1,646 | 8.6%
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| 1951 | 1,515 | 0.3%
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| 1941 | 1,511 | 23.9%
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| 1931 | 1,220 | 6.9%
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| 1921 | 1,141 | 34.7%
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| 1911 | 1,747 | 30.5%
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| 1901 | 1,339 |  N/A%
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Elected representatives edit
Gabriel Giguère, mayor
References edit
- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 288955". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29057". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ official website
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census