Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
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Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃twandəliloɡʁy]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It is known for birdwatching, goose-hunting, and cheeses.
History
In 1831, the local parish was formed, called Saint-Antoine in honour of Anthony of Padua. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues was created, taking its name from the parish and the archipelago.
2010 plane crash
On May 19, 2010, at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people.
Geography
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues includes of the majority of islands in the Isle-aux-Grues Archipelago[fr]. Its major islands are:
- Île aux Grues, largest island and the only one permanently inhabited
- Île aux Oies, formerly also known by its English name Île Goose
- Grosse Île, long a quarantine site for immigrants and now a national historic site
- Île Sainte-Marguerite
- Île au Canot
- Île Longue
- Île à Deux Têtes
- Île du Cheval
- Île la Sottise
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues had a population of 122 living in 72 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of -15.3% from its 2016 population of 144. With a land area of 23.97 km2 (9.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.2/sq mi) in 2021.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical census populations – Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues | ||
| YearPop.±%1871639—1881630−1.4%1891586−7.0%1901517−11.8%1911681+31.7%1921646−5.1%1931510−21.1%1941528+3.5% | YearPop.±%1951461−12.7%1956425−7.8%1961364−14.4%1966260−28.6%1971234−10.0%1976215−8.1%1981236+9.8%1986238+0.8% | YearPop.±%1991202−15.1%1996176−12.9%2001158−10.2%2006163+3.2%2011146−10.4%2016144−1.4%2021122−15.3% |
| 1871 | 639 | — |
| 1881 | 630 | −1.4% |
| 1891 | 586 | −7.0% |
| 1901 | 517 | −11.8% |
| 1911 | 681 | +31.7% |
| 1921 | 646 | −5.1% |
| 1931 | 510 | −21.1% |
| 1941 | 528 | +3.5% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 461 | −12.7% |
| 1956 | 425 | −7.8% |
| 1961 | 364 | −14.4% |
| 1966 | 260 | −28.6% |
| 1971 | 234 | −10.0% |
| 1976 | 215 | −8.1% |
| 1981 | 236 | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 238 | +0.8% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 202 | −15.1% |
| 1996 | 176 | −12.9% |
| 2001 | 158 | −10.2% |
| 2006 | 163 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 146 | −10.4% |
| 2016 | 144 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | 122 | −15.3% |
| Source: Statistics Canada |
Government
List of former mayors:
- George Painchaud (1867–1869, 1887–1889, 1892–1893)
- Gatien Lachaîne (1869–1875)
- Louis Lavoie (1875–1887)
- Wilfrid Lavoie (1889–1892)
- Fénélon Vézina (1893–1903)
- Paul Charles Painchaud (1903–1911, 1920–1929)
- Joseph Lavoie (1911–1920)
- Joseph N. Lemieux (1929–1935)
- Olivier Gagné (1935–1939)
- Alfred Roy (1939–1945)
- François-Marcellin Bernier (1945–1947, 1954–1960)
- Joseph Jean Baptiste Painchaud (1947–1954)
- Paul-Eugène Lavoie (1960–1977)
- Gaston Bernier (1977–1978)
- Gabriel Vézina (1978–1979)
- Michel Normand (1979–1990)
- Louise Dion Roy (1990–2003)
- Jacques-André Roy (2003–2009)
- Frédéric Poulin (2009–2015, 2023–present)
- Lisette Vézina Painchaud (2015–2017)
- Pierre Gariepy (2017–2023)
Transportation
L'Isle-aux-Grues has a small airstrip, which provides the only access to the island during the winter, with Air Montmagny the main airline. A ferry operates during the summer months.
Education
Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day.