Port-Daniel–Gascons

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Port-Daniel–Gascons
Municipality
Harbour at Port-Daniel–Gascons
Harbour at Port-Daniel–Gascons
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Port-Daniel–Gascons is located in Eastern Quebec
Port-Daniel–Gascons
Port-Daniel–Gascons
Location in eastern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM Le Rocher-Percé
Constituted January 17, 2001
Government[2]
 • Mayor Maurice Anglehart
 • Federal riding Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. riding Bonaventure
Area[2][3]
 • Total 332.00 km2 (128.19 sq mi)
 • Land 302.69 km2 (116.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,453
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.1%
 • Dwellings 1,173
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0C 2N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.port-daniel-gascons.ca

Port-Daniel–Gascons is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Clemville, Gascons, Gascons-Est, Gascons-Ouest, Marcil, and Port-Daniel. It was formed on January 17, 2001, through the merger of the Municipality of Port-Daniel and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anse-aux-Gascons.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec[5]
Year Pop. ±%
1991P 3,089 —    
1996P 3,036 −1.7%
Year Pop. ±%
2001P 2,685 −11.6%
2006 2,586 −3.7%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 2,453 −5.1%
(P) pre-merger combined totals for municipality of Port-Daniel and the parish municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anse-aux-Gascons.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec[5]
1996-2001 pre-merger combined totals for municipality of Port-Daniel and parish of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anse-aux-Gascons.
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
2,445
2,095 Decrease 3.7% 85.68% 335 Decrease 10.7% 13.70% 15 Increase 50.0% 0.61% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2006
2,580
2,175 Decrease 4.4% 84.30% 375 Increase 1.4% 14.53% 10 Decrease 66.7% 0.39% 20 Increase n/a% 0.78%
2001
2,675
2,275 Decrease 13.7% 85.05% 370 Increase 4.2% 13.83% 30 Steady 0.0% 1.12% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
3,020
2,635 n/a 87.25% 355 n/a 11.75% 30 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.99%
File:PortDanielGare.jpg
Train station in Port Daniel

Traffic connections

Port Daniel is no longer easily accessible by train due to track closures until local bridges are prepared although the train station is close to the city hall.

Notable natives

File:Port-Daniel.jpg
City Hall in Port-Daniel

See also

References

  1. Reference number 366565 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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  5. 5.0 5.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census