Desbiens, Quebec

City in Quebec, Canada

Desbiens

City

Desbiens

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°57′W﻿ / ﻿48.417°N 71.950°W﻿ / 48.417; -71.950[1]
Country|  Canada
Province|  Quebec
Region| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM| Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Constituted| August 16, 1926
Government

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• Mayor| Ginette Sirois
• Federal riding| Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding| Lac-Saint-Jean
Area

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• Total

| 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi)
• Land| 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[3]

• Total

| 995
• Density| 95.7/km2 (248/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021

|  3.2%
• Dwellings

| 523
Time zone| UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)|

G0W 1N0

Area code(s)| 418 and 581
Highways|  R-169
Climate| Dfb
Website| www.ville.desbiens.qc.ca

Desbiens (French pronunciation: [debjɛ̃]) is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. It is on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Métabetchouane River.

## Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Desbiens had a population of 995 living in 475 of its 523 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,028. With a land area of 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 95.8/km2 (248.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

* Population in 2021: 995 (2016 to 2021 population change: -3.2%)
* Population in 2016: 1028
* Population in 2011: 1053
* Population in 2006: 1074
* Population in 2001: 1128
* Population in 1996: 1202
* Population in 1991: 1265

Mother tongue:[6]

* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 98.6%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 1.4%

## See also

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* List of cities in Quebec

## References

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1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 17842". 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: Desbiens Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ a b "Desbiens census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. ^ "Desbiens community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

|  | Lac Saint-Jean |

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Chambord |

Desbiens

| Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix
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| Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean |

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Subdivisions of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality

Cities|

* Alma
* Desbiens
* Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix

Municipalities|

* Hébertville
* Labrecque
* Lamarche
* Saint-Bruno
* Sainte-Monique
* Saint-Gédéon
* Saint-Henri-de-Taillon
* Saint-Ludger-de-Milot
* Saint-Nazaire

Parishes|

* L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur

Villages|

* Hébertville-Station

Unorganized territories|

* Belle-Rivière
* Lac-Achouakan
* Lac-Moncouche
* Mont-Apica

* Regional county municipalities in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean:
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
* Le Domaine-du-Roy
* Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
* Maria-Chapdelaine

* Independent cities: Saguenay

* Native reserves: Mashteuiatsh

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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