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Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Municipality
	Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM
	Ste-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Location in central Quebec
	Coordinates: 46°58′N 70°58′W / 46.967°N 70.967°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	L'Île-d'Orléans
Settled	1660
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Jean Pierre Turcotte
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix; —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
• Total	50.70 km2 (19.58 sq mi)
• Land	50.54 km2 (19.51 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	850
• Density	16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.4%
• Dwellings	371
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 3P0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-368
Website	www.ste-famille.iledorleans.com

Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ famij də lil dɔʁleɑ̃], lit. 'Saint-Famille of the Orléans Island'; Sainte-Famille prior to September 12, 2017) is a municipality in the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, part of the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. It is situated along the western shores of Island of Orléans.

Founded in 1661, Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is the oldest settlement on l'île d'Orléans and has one of the most important concentrations of houses of the old French regime.

History

In 1661, l'Île d'Orléans' first parish was formed and it was known until 1679 as Paroisse de l'Île. The parish municipality was first established in 1845 as La Sainte-Famille, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. The article 'La' disappeared in the 19th century.^[1]^[4] A post office named Sainte-Famille-d'Orléans was opened in 1852.^[5]

On September 12, 2017, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Famille changed statutes and name to the Municipality of Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.^[6]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	850 (-9.4% from 2016)	938 (10.2% from 2011)	851 (+0.8% from 2006)
Land area	50.54 km² (19.51 sq mi)	48.76 km² (18.83 sq mi)	48.46 km² (18.71 sq mi)
Population density	16.8/km² (44/sq mi)	19.2/km² (50/sq mi)	17.6/km² (46/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 56.4, F: 52.8)	53.5 (M: 53.4, F: 53.5)	50.0 (M: 49.8, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings	345 (total)	445 (total)	362 (total)
Median household income		$75,776	$61,927

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10]^[11]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Year	Pop.	±%
1976	1,040	—
1981	1,027	−1.2%
1986	1,026	−0.1%
1991	942	−8.2%
1996	913	−3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	882	−3.4%
2006	844	−4.3%
2011	851	+0.8%
2016	938	+10.2%
2021	850	−9.4%

Source: Statistics Canada^[12]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec^[12]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2016	930	915	15.1%	98.4%	10	0.0%	1.1%	0	0.0%	0.0%	5	50.0%	0.5%
2011	815	795	1.2%	97.6%	10	n/a%	1.2%	0	0.0%	0.0%	10	n/a%	1.2%
2006	805	805	6.9%	100.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
2001	875	865	1.1%	98.9%	10	n/a%	1.1%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
1996	875	875	n/a	100.0%	0	n/a	0.0%	0	n/a	0.0%	0	n/a	0.0%