Saint-Malo () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.
Saint-Malo | |
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 Location within Coaticook RCM. | |
  Saint-Malo Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°30′W / 45.200°N 71.500°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Coaticook |
| Constituted | January 1, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Madore |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-François |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 131.83 km2 (50.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 514 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  8.2% |
| • Dwellings | 265 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-206  R-253 |
Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.
History
editThe parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 514 | |
| 2016 | 475 | |
| 2011 | 483 | |
| ADJ | 538 | |
| 2006 | 516 | |
| 2001 | 518 | |
| ADJ | 546 | |
| 1996 | 375 | |
| 1991 | 401 | N/A |
ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years
Geography and climate
edit| Climate data for Saint-Malo, Quebec, 1981-2010 Normals (Extremes 1965-2001) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.0 (−36.4) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.2 (3.98) |
86.4 (3.40) |
96.6 (3.80) |
79.9 (3.15) |
111.9 (4.41) |
128.9 (5.07) |
130.5 (5.14) |
150.3 (5.92) |
106.0 (4.17) |
101.4 (3.99) |
107.2 (4.22) |
118.0 (4.65) |
1,318.3 (51.90) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 82.4 (32.4) |
68.3 (26.9) |
66.0 (26.0) |
23.8 (9.4) |
1.5 (0.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
5.8 (2.3) |
38.7 (15.2) |
82.3 (32.4) |
368.7 (145.2) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
Notable People
edit- Michel Petit, NHL ice hockey player.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57165". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 44003". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Malo, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "ST MALO D AUCKLAND 1981-2010". Retrieved 29 November 2021.