Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine

49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W / 49.233; -65.300^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineRCMLa Haute-GaspésieConstitutedFebruary 27, 1915Government • MayorJoël Côté • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Prov. ridingGaspéArea • Total264.92 km² (102.29 sq mi) • Land262.35 km² (101.29 sq mi)Population • Total289 • Density1.1/km² (3/sq mi) • Pop 2011-2016 0% • Dwellings224Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581Highways R-132Websitestemadeleine.ca

Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It has the longest municipal name in Quebec.^[4]

The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.

The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.

The Seignory of the Rivière-de-la-Madeleine was first granted to Antoine Caddé in 1679, then to Denis Riverin in 1689, taking its name from the Madeleine River which flows its territory. The toponym could refer to Jacques de La Ferté de La Madeleine [fr], the first missionary of the place who, however, never went to Canada or the Gaspé region.^[1]

In 1874, the Parish of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was founded and the local post office opened in 1889 under the name Petite-Magdeleine. In 1916, the place was incorporated as the Municipality of Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine.^[1]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 605 —     1931 674 +11.4% 1941 713 +5.8% 1951 726 +1.8% 1956 826 +13.8% 1961 918 +11.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 777 −15.4% 1971 771 −0.8% 1976 773 +0.3% 1981 706 −8.7% 1986 622 −11.9% 1991 544 −12.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 482 −11.4% 2001 425 −11.8% 2006 373 −12.2% 2011 334 −10.5% 2016 289 −13.5% 2021 289 +0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[10][11]

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec[11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		290		280	16.4%	96.6%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		330		335	6.9%	101.5%		5	n/a%	1.5%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		360		360	12.2%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		415		410	14.6%	98.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		480		480	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

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