Saint-René, Quebec

Not to be confused with Saint-René-de-Matane.

Saint-René
Parish municipality
Classical old house of Beauce
Classical old house of Beauce
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-René is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-René
Saint-René
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 70°37′W / 46.017°N 70.617°W / 46.017; -70.617[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1945
Named forRené Goupil[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean-Guy Deblois
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total61.40 km2 (23.71 sq mi)
 • Land61.54 km2 (23.76 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total946
 • Density15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 27%
 • Dwellings
373
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-rene.ca

Saint-René is a parish in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 946 as of 2021. It is named after Canadian martyr René Goupil.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-René had a population of 946 living in 351 of its 373 total private dwellings, a change of 27% from its 2016 population of 745. With a land area of 61.54 km2 (23.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fiche descriptive".
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-René, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.