Saint-Sévère, Quebec

Saint-Sévère
Parish municipality
Location within Maskinongé RCM
Saint-Sévère Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°21′N 72°54′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Maskinongé
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Joseph-Sévère-Nicolas Dumoulin
Government
• Mayor	Jacinthe Noël
• Fed. riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Maskinongé
Area
• Total	32.07 km2 (12.38 sq mi)
• Land	31.85 km2 (12.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	337
• Density	10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Change 2016-21	11.6%
• Dwellings	155
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0X 3B0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.saint-severe.ca

Saint-Sévère (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sevɛʁ]) is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sévère had a population of 337 living in 144 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of 11.6% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 31.85 km² (12.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.6/km² (27.4/sq mi) in 2021.

Historical census populations – Saint-Sévère, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	822	—
1881	888	+8.0%
1891	972	+9.5%
1901	864	−11.1%
1911	895	+3.6%
1921	890	−0.6%
1931	716	−19.6%
1941	613	−14.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	545	−11.1%
1956	540	−0.9%
1961	537	−0.6%
1966	495	−7.8%
1971	420	−15.2%
1976	406	−3.3%
1981	395	−2.7%
1986	367	−7.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	367	+0.0%
1996	358	−2.5%
2001	337	−5.9%
2006	329	−2.4%
2011	318	−3.3%
2016	302	−5.0%
2021	337	+11.6%

Source: Statistics Canada

External links

• Saint-Sévère travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Media related to Saint-Sévère, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website