Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 68.15 km2 and had a population of 410 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality was created in 1941.
The name Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg recalls the memory of two women, Helena, mother of Constantine I, and Jeanne Mance. Saint Helena's greatest claim to fame is the discovery of the True Cross during a trip to the Holy Places in 326, according to a widespread legendary tradition. Jeanne Mance co-founded the city of Montreal. The ‘bourg’ element underlines the presence of an inhabited core on the territory.
History Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg was founded on May 10, 1941.
Demographics Population In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 159 (total dwellings: 185)
Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 0% French as first language: 98.8% English and French as first language: 1.2% Other as first language: 0%
Government Municipal council (as of 2023): Mayor: Rémi Morin Councillors: Florent Bédard, Ghislain Gagné, Monia Cloutier, Claudette Bédard, Raymonde Petitclerc, Yvon Morin
List of former mayors:
Béloni Aubin (1941–1943) Welly Vachon (1943–1945, 1947–1949) Édouard Théberge (1945–1947) Napoléon Fournier (1947, 1955–1959) Arthur Bédard (1949–1951) Joseph Picard (1951–1955) Victorin Veillette (1959–1961) Conrad Bergeron (1961–1985) Jocelyn Breton (1985–1986) Robert St-Amour (1986–1987) Gérard Audet (1987–1993) André Bergeron (1993–1996) André Bédard (1996–1997) Florent Bédard (1997–2021) Rémi Morin (2021–present)
References
External links
Official website