Desbiens, Quebec

Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°57′W / 48.417°N 71.950°W

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Desbiens
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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 ^[2]
• Mayor	Ginette Sirois
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area ^[2]^[3]
• 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%

References

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^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 17842". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^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
^ ^a ^b "Desbiens census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "Desbiens community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Lac Saint-Jean

Chambord

Desbiens

Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix

Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean

v t e 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

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