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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
| name = Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
| official_name = Municipalité de Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
| settlement_type = Municipality
| native_name =
| native_name =
| settlement_type = [[Municipality (Quebec)|Municipality]]
| nickname =
| motto = ''Vers le large, vers les hauteurs''
| image_skyline = LeMassif.jpg
| image_skyline = LeMassif.jpg
| imagesize =
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| map_caption = Location within Charlevoix RCM.
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Capitale-Nationale]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Capitale-Nationale]]
| subdivision_type3 = Regional county
| subdivision_type3 = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Charlevoix]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Charlevoix Regional County Municipality|Charlevoix]]
| established_title = Settled
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1675
| established_date = 1675
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = July 1, 1855
| established_date1 = July 1, 1855
| government_footnotes = <ref name=mamrot>Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/repert1.pl?region=&mrc=&geo=16005&muni= Petite-Rivière-Saint-François]</ref>
| government_footnotes = <ref name=mamrot>Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/16005/ Petite-Rivière-Saint-François] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706031448/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/16005 |date=2013-07-06 }}</ref>
| named_for = [[Petite rivière Saint-François]]<ref name="toponymie"/>
| government_type =
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Gérald Maltais
| leader_name = Jean-Guy Bouchard
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_name1 = [[Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord]]
| leader_name1 = [[Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord|Montmorency—Charlevoix<br/>—Haute-Côte-Nord]]
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_name2 = [[Charlevoix (provincial electoral district)|Charlevoix]]
| leader_name2 = [[Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré (provincial electoral district)|Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré]]
| area_footnotes = <ref name=mamrot/><ref name="cp2021">Statistics Canada 2021 Census - [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00052416005&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=E&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Petite-Rivi%EF%BF%BDre-Saint-Fran%EF%BF%BDois Petite-Rivière-Saint-François census profile]</ref>
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| area_footnotes = <ref name=mamrot/><ref name="SC2006">Statistics Canada 2006 Census - [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2416005&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=petite-riviere&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Petite-Rivière-Saint-François community profile]</ref>
| population_as_of = 2006
| elevation_m =
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| population_notes =
| population_total = 953
| population_footnotes = <ref name="SC2006"/>
| population_as_of = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]
| population_total = 703
| population_density_km2=5.2
| population_density_km2= 7.1
| population_blank1_title= Pop&nbsp;<small>2016-2021</small>
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 17.1%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 858
| population_note =
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal Code]]
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
| postal_code = G0A
| postal_code = [[List of G postal codes of Canada|G0A 2L0]]
| area_code = [[Area codes 418 and 581|418 and 581]]
| area_code = [[Area codes 418 and 581|418 and 581]]
| elevation_footnotes =
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| website = [http://www.petiteriviere.com/ www.petiteriviere.com]
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'''Petite-Rivière-Saint-François''' is a [[List of municipalities in Quebec|municipality]] in [[Quebec]], Canada, along the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. It is considered the gateway to the [[Charlevoix]] region.
'''Petite-Rivière-Saint-François''' ({{IPA|fr|pətit ʁivjɛʁ sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa}}) is a [[municipality (Quebec)|municipality]] in [[Quebec]], Canada, along the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. It is considered the gateway to the [[Charlevoix]] region.


It is home to [[Le Massif]] ski resort.
It is named after the [[Petite rivière Saint-François]], and home to [[Le Massif]] ski resort.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Chapelle Maillard.JPG|thumb|left|Maillard Chapel]]
[[File:Chapelle Maillard.JPG|thumb|left|Maillard Chapel]]
In June 1603, [[Samuel de Champlain]] sailed past there and wrote about the location: "The following Thursday, we left [Hare Island], and lowered the anchor in a dangerous cove on the north side, where there are some meadows and a '''little river''' where the Indians sometimes camp." The name ''Petite Rivière'' ("Little River") stuck, although over time the place has been identified in many other ways: Cap-Raide, Rivière-du-Sot, Anse-aux-Pommiers, l'Abattis (1695), l'Abatis (1755), Vieille-Rivière, Ruisseau-à-la-Nasse, Cap-Maillard, François-Xavier, Côte-de-Saint-François-Xavier' Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.<ref name="CTQ-PRSF">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=151259 |title=Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (Municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2010-05-03 |language=French}}</ref>
In June 1603, [[Samuel de Champlain]] sailed past there and wrote about the location: "The following Thursday, we left [Hare Island], and lowered the anchor in a dangerous cove on the north side, where there are some meadows and a '''little river''' where the Indians sometimes camp." The name ''Petite Rivière'' ("Little River") stuck, although over time the place has been identified in many other ways: Cap-Raide, Rivière-du-Sot, Anse-aux-Pommiers, l'Abattis (1695), l'Abatis (1755), Vieille-Rivière, Ruisseau-à-la-Nasse, Cap-Maillard, François-Xavier, Côte-de-Saint-François-Xavier' Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.<ref name="toponymie">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=151259 |title=Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (Municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2010-05-03 |language=French}}</ref>


In 1675, the [[Séminaire de Québec|Seminary of Quebec]], owner of the Beaupré Seignory that stretched from [[Beauport, Quebec City|Beauport]] to [[Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec|Baie-Saint-Paul]], granted land to Claude Bouchard, followed by another 15 concessions until the end of the 17th century. The settlement, the oldest in the Charlevoix region, grew at the mouth of the Little River in a deep valley east of Cape Maillard where natural open grassland accommodated the early colonizers. In 1721, the local parish was formed, named Saint-François-Xavier after [[Francis Xavier]], founder of the Jesuits. In 1845, it was incorporated but the municipality was abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière. In common use, the place remained known as just Petite-Rivière.<ref name="CTQ-PRSF"/><ref name="PRSF-his">{{cite web |url=http://www.petiteriviere.com/histoire.html |title=Un village fort de son histoire |publisher=Municipalité de Petite- Rivière-Saint-François |accessdate=2010-05-03 |language=French}}</ref>
In 1675, the [[Séminaire de Québec|Seminary of Quebec]], owner of the Beaupré Seignory that stretched from [[Beauport, Quebec City|Beauport]] to [[Baie-Saint-Paul]], granted land to Claude Bouchard, followed by another 15 concessions until the end of the 17th century. The settlement, the oldest in the Charlevoix region, grew at the mouth of the Little River in a deep valley east of Cape Maillard where natural open grassland accommodated the early colonizers. In 1721, the local parish was formed, named Saint-François-Xavier after [[Francis Xavier]], founder of the Jesuits. In 1845, it was incorporated but the municipality was abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière. In common use, the place remained known as just Petite-Rivière.<ref name="toponymie"/><ref name="PRSF-his">{{cite web |url=http://www.petiteriviere.com/histoire.html |title=Un village fort de son histoire |publisher=Municipalité de Petite-Rivière-Saint-François |accessdate=2010-05-03 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001024073742/http://www.petiteriviere.com/histoire.html |archive-date=2000-10-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 1986, it changed status and name to become the Municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.<ref name="CTQ-PRSF"/>
In 1986, it changed status and name to become the Municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.<ref name="toponymie"/>

==Geography==
===Climate===

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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Population trend:<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref>
Population trend:<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]] census</ref>
* Population in 2006: 703 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.7 %)
* population in 2021: 953 {2016 to 2021 population change: 17.1%}
* population in 2016: 814 {2011 to 2016 population change: 9.4%}
* Population in 2001: 730
* Population in 1996: 753
* Population in 2011: 744 (2006 to 2011 population change: 5.8%)
* Population in 2006: 703 {2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6%}
* Population in 2001: 730 {1996 to 2001 population change: -3.0%}
* Population in 1996: 753 {1991 to 1996 population change:-6.1%}
* Population in 1991: 802
* Population in 1991: 802
* population in 1986: 863
* population in 1981: 920
* Population in 1976: 976
* Population in 1971: 1,146
* Population in 1966: 1,296
* Population in 1961: 1,356
* Population in 1956: 1,375
* population in 1951: 1,306
* population in 1941: 1,228
* Population in 1931: 1,179
* Population in 1921: 982
* Population in 1911: 1,083
* Population in 1901: 855
* Population in 1891: 886
* population in 1881: 765
* Population in 1871: 597
* Population in 1861: 728


Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 283 (total dwellings: 539)
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 455 (total dwellings: 858)


Mother tongue:
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 0 %
* English as first language: 1.1%
* French as first language: 100 %
* French as first language: 98.4%
* English and French as first language: 0 %
* English and French as first language: 0.5%
* Other as first language: 0 %
* Other as first language: 0.5%

== See also ==
* [[Charlevoix tourist train]], a panoramic tour train
* [[Rivière du Sault (Charlevoix)]]
* [[Ruisseau de la Martine]]
* [[Rivière du Moulin (Baie-Saint-Paul)]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}


{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
| Centre = Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
| North = [[Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec|Baie-Saint-Paul]]
| North = [[Baie-Saint-Paul]]
| Northeast = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec|L'Isle-aux-Coudres]]
| Northeast = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec|L'Isle-aux-Coudres]]
| East = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec|Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies]]
| East = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec|Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies]]
| Southeast = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec|Saint-Jean-Port-Joli]]
| Southeast = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec|Saint-Jean-Port-Joli]]
| South = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec|St-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues]]
| South = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]'' / [[Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec|St-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues]]
| Southwest = [[Saint-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec|Saint-Tite-des-Caps]], [[Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec|Sault-au-Cochon]]
| Southwest = [[Saint-Tite-des-Caps]], [[Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec|Sault-au-Cochon]]
| West = [[Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec|Baie-Saint-Paul]]
| West = [[Baie-Saint-Paul]]
| Northwest =
| Northwest =
| image =
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}}
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{{Ski areas and resorts in Quebec|state=collapsed}}
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[[fr:Petite-Rivière-Saint-François]]

Latest revision as of 09:57, 8 December 2024

Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Municipality
Municipalité de Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Le Massif mountain overlooking the St. Lawrence River
Le Massif mountain overlooking the St. Lawrence River
Motto(s): 
Vers le large, vers les hauteurs
Location within Charlevoix RCM.
Location within Charlevoix RCM.
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is located in Central Quebec
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°18′N 70°34′W / 47.300°N 70.567°W / 47.300; -70.567[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMCharlevoix
Settled1675
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forPetite rivière Saint-François[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean-Guy Bouchard
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
150.20 km2 (57.99 sq mi)
 • Land133.89 km2 (51.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
953
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 17.1%
 • Dwellings
858
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 2L0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-138
Websitewww.petiteriviere.com

Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (French pronunciation: [pətit ʁivjɛʁ sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River. It is considered the gateway to the Charlevoix region.

It is named after the Petite rivière Saint-François, and home to Le Massif ski resort.

History

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Maillard Chapel

In June 1603, Samuel de Champlain sailed past there and wrote about the location: "The following Thursday, we left [Hare Island], and lowered the anchor in a dangerous cove on the north side, where there are some meadows and a little river where the Indians sometimes camp." The name Petite Rivière ("Little River") stuck, although over time the place has been identified in many other ways: Cap-Raide, Rivière-du-Sot, Anse-aux-Pommiers, l'Abattis (1695), l'Abatis (1755), Vieille-Rivière, Ruisseau-à-la-Nasse, Cap-Maillard, François-Xavier, Côte-de-Saint-François-Xavier' Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.[1]

In 1675, the Seminary of Quebec, owner of the Beaupré Seignory that stretched from Beauport to Baie-Saint-Paul, granted land to Claude Bouchard, followed by another 15 concessions until the end of the 17th century. The settlement, the oldest in the Charlevoix region, grew at the mouth of the Little River in a deep valley east of Cape Maillard where natural open grassland accommodated the early colonizers. In 1721, the local parish was formed, named Saint-François-Xavier after Francis Xavier, founder of the Jesuits. In 1845, it was incorporated but the municipality was abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière. In common use, the place remained known as just Petite-Rivière.[1][4]

In 1986, it changed status and name to become the Municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.[1]

Geography

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Climate

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Climate data for Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1972–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		17.5
(63.5) 		29.0
(84.2) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		34.5
(94.1) 		32.8
(91.0) 		29.5
(85.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		14.0
(57.2) 		34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		1.1
(34.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		20.8
(69.4) 		23.8
(74.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		17.7
(63.9) 		11.4
(52.5) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		9.6
(49.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.4
(13.3) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		13.0
(55.4) 		7.2
(45.0) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		5.0
(41.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.7
(5.5) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−7.6
(18.3) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.3
(55.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		8.3
(46.9) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		0.5
(32.9)
Record low °C (°F) −34.0
(−29.2) 		−35.6
(−32.1) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−17.0
(1.4) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−35.6
(−32.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88.7
(3.49) 		73.6
(2.90) 		80.7
(3.18) 		90.0
(3.54) 		119.1
(4.69) 		114.0
(4.49) 		102.1
(4.02) 		97.0
(3.82) 		97.9
(3.85) 		101.9
(4.01) 		102.1
(4.02) 		84.3
(3.32) 		1,151.4
(45.33)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 18.7
(0.74) 		18.1
(0.71) 		38.8
(1.53) 		78.7
(3.10) 		119.1
(4.69) 		114.0
(4.49) 		102.1
(4.02) 		97.0
(3.82) 		97.9
(3.85) 		101.7
(4.00) 		78.7
(3.10) 		18.7
(0.74) 		883.5
(34.79)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 70.1
(27.6) 		55.5
(21.9) 		41.9
(16.5) 		11.5
(4.5) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		23.4
(9.2) 		65.6
(25.8) 		268.1
(105.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 13.4 10.6 11.0 11.7 13.5 14.6 15.3 14.9 14.2 14.1 13.1 12.5 158.9
Average rainy days 2.0 1.8 4.5 10.3 13.5 14.6 15.3 14.9 14.2 14.1 9.7 3.5 118.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 12.4 9.4 7.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.06 4.2 9.9 45.96
Source: Environment Canada[5]

Demographics

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Population trend:[6]

  • population in 2021: 953 {2016 to 2021 population change: 17.1%}
  • population in 2016: 814 {2011 to 2016 population change: 9.4%}
  • Population in 2011: 744 (2006 to 2011 population change: 5.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 703 {2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6%}
  • Population in 2001: 730 {1996 to 2001 population change: -3.0%}
  • Population in 1996: 753 {1991 to 1996 population change:-6.1%}
  • Population in 1991: 802
  • population in 1986: 863
  • population in 1981: 920
  • Population in 1976: 976
  • Population in 1971: 1,146
  • Population in 1966: 1,296
  • Population in 1961: 1,356
  • Population in 1956: 1,375
  • population in 1951: 1,306
  • population in 1941: 1,228
  • Population in 1931: 1,179
  • Population in 1921: 982
  • Population in 1911: 1,083
  • Population in 1901: 855
  • Population in 1891: 886
  • population in 1881: 765
  • Population in 1871: 597
  • Population in 1861: 728

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 455 (total dwellings: 858)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.1%
  • French as first language: 98.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 0.5%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François Archived 2013-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Petite-Rivière-Saint-François census profile
  4. ^ "Un village fort de son histoire" (in French). Municipalité de Petite-Rivière-Saint-François. Archived from the original on 2000-10-24. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  5. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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