Girardville, Quebec

Girardville
Municipality
Girardville Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°00′N 72°33′W / 49.000°N 72.550°WCoordinates: 49°00′N 72°33′W / 49.000°N 72.550°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1899
Constituted	November 11, 1921
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jeanne Savard
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area[2][3]
• Total	133.10 km^2 (51.39 sq mi)
• Land	123.81 km^2 (47.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,100
• Density	8.9/km^2 (23/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	7.3%
• Dwellings	497
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1R0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.ville.girardville.qc.ca

Girardville is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The municipality had a population of 1,100 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1100 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.3%)
• Population in 2006: 1186
• Population in 2001: 1285
• Population in 1996: 1350
• Population in 1991: 1391

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 480 (total dwellings: 497)

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

References

1. Reference number 25496 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Girardville
3. "Girardville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Girardville. Statistics Canada.