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Location within Charlevoix RCM.
Baie-Saint-Paul is located in Central Quebec
Baie-Saint-Paul
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: [1] Country  Canada Province  Quebec Region Capitale-Nationale RCM Charlevoix Settled Constituted January 3, 1996 Government[2]  • Mayor Jean Fortin  • Federal riding Montmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord  • Prov. riding Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré Area[2][3]  • City 563.70 km2 (217.65 sq mi)  • Land 546.71 km2 (211.09 sq mi)  • Urban 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) Population (2011)[3]  • City 7,332  • Density 13.4/km2 (35/sq mi)  • Urban 4,535  • Urban density 760.0/km2 (1,968/sq mi)  • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.6%  • Dwellings 3,617 Time zone EST (UTC−5)  • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4) Postal code(s) G3Z Area code(s) 418 and 581 Highways Route 138
Route 362
Route 381 Website www.baiesaintpaul.com

Baie-Saint-Paul (2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.

The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.

A visitor in the early 1800s noticed mineral springs and mineral resources in the area.[4]


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Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 7332 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 7288
  • Population in 2001: 7290
  • Population in 1996:
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3569
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2412
    • Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1398
  • Population in 1991:
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3733
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2297
    • Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1305

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,187 (total dwellings: 3,617)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.2%
  • French as first language: 98.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.1%

Street views of Baie-Saint-Paul

  • MalBaie.jpg
  • MalBaie2.jpg

Climate

Climate data for Baie-Saint-Paul
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 16.0
(60.8)		 30.0
(86)		 35.5
(95.9)		 33.9
(93)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.0
(93.2)		 33.0
(91.4)		 25.0
(77)		 18.5
(65.3)		 13.5
(56.3)		 35.6
(96.1)
Average high °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 0.7
(33.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 15.6
(60.1)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.9
(75)		 22.5
(72.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 10.8
(51.4)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 9.0
(48.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 2.9
(37.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 17.1
(62.8)		 12.2
(54)		 6.3
(43.3)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 3.9
(39)
Average low °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.8)		 −16
(3)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 4.5
(40.1)		 10.0
(50)		 12.9
(55.2)		 11.7
(53.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −13.5
(7.7)		 −1.3
(29.7)
Record low °C (°F) −36
(−33)		 −34.4
(−29.9)		 −32
(−26)		 −18
(0)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 2.8
(37)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −5
(23)		 −9
(16)		 −23.9
(−11)		 −33
(−27)		 −36
(−33)
Precipitation mm (inches) 74.1
(2.917)		 63.0
(2.48)		 83.5
(3.287)		 94.6
(3.724)		 95.5
(3.76)		 94.7
(3.728)		 86.3
(3.398)		 85.9
(3.382)		 83.4
(3.283)		 80.3
(3.161)		 79.1
(3.114)		 78.8
(3.102)		 999.3
(39.343)
Rainfall mm (inches) 14.0
(0.551)		 12.7
(0.5)		 39.2
(1.543)		 76.1
(2.996)		 95.0
(3.74)		 94.7
(3.728)		 86.3
(3.398)		 85.9
(3.382)		 83.4
(3.283)		 78.5
(3.091)		 53.0
(2.087)		 9.4
(0.37)		 728.0
(28.661)
Snowfall cm (inches) 60.2
(23.7)		 50.4
(19.84)		 44.3
(17.44)		 17.1
(6.73)		 0.5
(0.2)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1.7
(0.67)		 26.1
(10.28)		 69.4
(27.32)		 269.8
(106.22)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 9.7 7.1 9.4 10.3 11.7 12.5 13.1 13.3 11.1 10.9 9.6 10.5 129.3
Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 1.5 1.0 4.1 8.9 11.7 12.5 13.1 13.3 11.1 10.7 6.3 1.9 96.2
Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 8.9 6.3 6.3 2.6 0.07 0 0 0 0 0.41 3.9 9.4 37.8
Source: Environment Canada[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reference number 313455 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Saint-Paul
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Saint-Paul census profile
  4. ^ Baddeley, Frederick Henry (1831). "Additional notes on the Geognosy of St. Paul’s Bay". Transactions (Original Series) (Literary and Historical Society of Quebec) 2. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. Retrieved April 6, 2012.

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