Biencourt, Quebec

Biencourt
Municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Biencourt is located in Eastern Quebec
Biencourt
Biencourt
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°W / 47.933; -68.600[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1947
Government
[2]
 • MayorRaymond Lavoie
 • Federal ridingCôte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
188.00 km2 (72.59 sq mi)
 • Land187.12 km2 (72.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
433
 • Density2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 6.7%
 • Dwellings
283
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0K 1T0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-296
Websitewww.biencourt.ca

Biencourt (French pronunciation: [bjɛ̃kuʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, and located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 433 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Biencourt, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1951 1,359—    
1956 1,522+12.0%
1961 1,384−9.1%
1966 1,254−9.4%
1971 947−24.5%
1976 818−13.6%
1981 824+0.7%
1986 830+0.7%
1991 747−10.0%
1996 675−9.6%
2001 619−8.3%
2006 596−3.7%
2011 506−15.1%
2016 464−8.3%
2021 433−6.7%

Language

Mother tongue (2021)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 430 100.0%
English only 0 0.0%
English and French 5 1.2%
Non-official languages 0 0.0%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 5606". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Biencourt, Municipalité". 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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