Courcelles, Quebec

Courcelles
Municipality
View of Courcelles' Catholic Church.
Location within Le Granit RCM.
Courcelles Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°53′15″N 71°00′00″W / 45.88750°N 71.00000°WCoordinates: 45°53′15″N 71°00′00″W / 45.88750°N 71.00000°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	April 6, 1904
Government[2]
• Mayor	Mario Quirion
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
• Total	91.50 km^2 (35.33 sq mi)
• Land	90.63 km^2 (34.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	950
• Density	10.5/km^2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.4%
• Dwellings	466
Postal code(s)	G0M 1C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 108
Website	www. muncourcelles.qc.ca

Courcelles is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Courcelles had a population of 1,004 living in 438 of its 486 total dwellings, an 8.2% change from its 2006 population of 928.^[4] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 950 living in 418 of its 466 total dwellings, a 2.4% change from 2006.^[5] With a land area of 90.63 km² (34.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.48/km² (27.15/sq mi) in 2011.^[4][5]

References

1. Reference number 15531 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 30090 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Canada 2011 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles. Statistics Canada.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
5. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-11-11.