Saint-Joseph-des-Érables () is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 377 as of 2021.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.
Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Population in 2021: 377 (2016 to 2021 population change: -8%) Population in 2016: 410 Population in 2011: 420 Population in 2006: 417 Population in 2001: 460 Population in 1996: 455 Population in 1991: 447 Population in 1986: 500 Population in 1981: 448 Population in 1976: 412 Population in 1971: 441 Population in 1966: 491 Population in 1961: 505 Population in 1956: 497 Population in 1951: 511 Population in 1941: 540
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 148 (total dwellings: 154)
Mother tongue: English as first language: 0% French as first language: 98.7% English and French as first language: 0% Other as first language: 0%
References
Commission de toponymie du Québec Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire