Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé explained

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Label:de-Gaspé
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates:48.4167°N -89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Le Rocher-Percé
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:September 6, 1930
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roberto Blondin
Leader Name2:Gaspé
Area Total Km2:34.94
Area Land Km2:34.45
Population Total:979
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:28.4
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 3.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:504
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0C 3B0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.

Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[1]

In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
955 4.0%97.4%5 0.0%0.5%5 0.0%0.5%10 100.0%1.0%
995 4.3%99.0%5 0.0%0.5%5 0.0%0.5%5 0.0%0.5%
1,040 0.0%98.6%5 50.0%0.5%5 n/a%0.5%5 87.5%0.5%
1,040 8.8%95.4%10 0.0%0.9%0 0.0%0.0%40 n/a%3.7%
1,140 10.6%99.1%10 0.0%0.9%0 0.0%0.0%0 0.0%0.0%
1,275 n/a99.2%10n/a0.8%0n/a0.0%0n/a0.0%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historique . Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé . 2011-12-08 . French.