Mont-Élie, Quebec

Mont-Élie
Unorganized territory
View from Acropole des Draveurs
View from Acropole des Draveurs
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
Mont-Élie is located in Central Quebec
Mont-Élie

Mont-Élie
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°56′N 70°21′W / 47.933°N 70.350°W / 47.933; -70.350[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMCharlevoix-Est
Constitutedunspecified
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
882.00 km2 (340.54 sq mi)
 • Land851.18 km2 (328.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
51
 • Density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 19%
 • Dwellings
85
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-170

Mont-Élie is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 38% of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality.

The territory is home to the Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve and part of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. It is named after Mount Élie that in turn was named after Elijah. Nearby are other mountains and lakes named after Biblical prophets, such as Moses and Jeremiah. Mount Élie (47°55′28″N 70°21′30″W / 47.92444°N 70.35833°W / 47.92444; -70.35833) is one of the main summits of the mountainous highland in the east of the Charlevoix region. With an altitude of 1,021 meters (3,350 ft), it provides a great view of the vast surroundings and was formerly used as a location for fire watch. Its western slope forms the eastern boundary of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park, whereas its eastern side is part of ZEC Lac-au-Sable.[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Mont-Élie, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 5—    
1996 37+640.0%
2001 60+62.2%
YearPop.±%
2006 75+25.0%
2011 77+2.7%
2016 63−18.2%
YearPop.±%
2021 51−19.0%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 27 (total dwellings: 85)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149563". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mont-Élie
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Mont-Élie census profile
  4. ^ "Mont Élie" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census