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Dégelis | |
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 Dégelis and Madawaska River | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Par labeur grandirai ("By work I will grow") | |
 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Dégelis Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates:47°33′N68°39′W / 47.55°N 68.65°W /47.55; -68.65[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Settled | 1880 |
| Constituted | December 13, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gustave Pelletier |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 568.00 km2 (219.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 556.78 km2 (214.97 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,884 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  0.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,518 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways  A-85 (TCH) |  R-295 |
| Website | ville |
Dégelis (French pronunciation:[deʒli]) is a city inTémiscouata Regional County Municipality within theBas-Saint-Laurent region ofQuebec. Its population in theCanada 2021 Census was 2,884.[2][3] TheMadawaska River flows fromLake Témiscouata, through Degelis, to join theSaint John River at 32 kilometres (20 mi) to the east atEdmundston, New Brunswick.
Located on the banks of theMadawaska River (Saint John River), the city owes its name to a physical phenomenon: a zone of the river located in front the city, that never freezes.[4] ADégelis, inOld French, means a zone on the water free of ice[5] (which is the phenomenon observed in Dégelis), a local winter thaw (no apparent reason),[6] meaning an opening in the ice during the seasonal thawing.
The area corresponding to Dégelis is namedDégelé (English:thawed) in a report byJoseph Bouchette in 1815. The spelling at the time varies considerably. Clerical and administrative documents dating from 1858 to 1878 refer to the parish under the name Dégely,[7] Ste. Rose Dégely,[8] or (Sainte-Rose-du) Dégeli.[9] Names "Sainte-Rose-du-Dégel" and "Dègelis" were also used for a period.[4]
The inhabitants are appointedDégelisiens for males andDégelisiennes for females.[10]
Dégelis was founded in 1885 and its initial name was Sainte-Rose du Dégelé. Before its foundation, it was a military fort used to defend Canada's border with United States. Four families of British soldiers lived in two locations in the territory of the current city from 1814 to 1823 . In 1839, the construction of the fort began on the current city of Dégelis. The small fort was part of a series of forts which includedFort Ingall. Soldiers and settlers inhabited the fort and its surrounding area. Some settlers remained in the region after theAroostook War.
The catholic mission Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé was founded in 1860. The foundation's mission coincides with the beginning of colonization of the territory then known as Le Dégely.
The missionCatholic founded in 1860 took the name of "Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé.[4] The choice of Sainte-Rose as a protective was conducted by Langevin, bishop of Rimouski from 1867 to 1891 in honor of Rose Marquis, benefactress of the mission.[11] The parish canonically was erected in 1885 and the municipality of parish was officially created the same year kept the same name.[4] This does not preventLe Naturaliste Canadien (English: The Canadian Naturalist), a scientific publication, refer to them as theSainte-Rose-du-Dégelis in 1882. The post office of the place was called Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé since 1879 and kept it until 1968.[4] In fact, 1967, the name of the municipality was changed toSainte-Rose-du-Dégelis for lexical considerations.[4] In 1969, the name was shortened toDégelis when the place received town status.[4]
The town is situated onAutoroute 85, also known as theTrans-Canada Highway, close to theQuebec–New Brunswick border.
Dégelis is located on the south slope ofSt. Lawrence River in 290 kilometres (180 mi) southeast ofQuebec City and 500 kilometres (310 mi) southwest ofGaspé near the border withNew Brunswick. Most important cities near Dégelis areRivière-du-Loup in 85 kilometres (53 mi) northeast,La Pocatière, Quebec in 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the west, andEdmundston in New Brunswick to 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast. Dégelis territory covers an area of 562.84 square kilometres (217.31 sq mi).[10]
City Dégelis is in theTémiscouata Regional County Municipality inadministrative region of theBas-Saint-Laurent. Parish Dégelis is part of theArchdiocese of Rimouski.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1891 | 800 | — |
| 1901 | 963 | +20.4% |
| 1911 | 1,325 | +37.6% |
| 1921 | 1,629 | +22.9% |
| 1931 | 1,882 | +15.5% |
| 1941 | 1,876 | −0.3% |
| 1951 | 2,393 | +27.6% |
| 1956 | 2,679 | +12.0% |
| 1961 | 2,864 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 2,854 | −0.3% |
| 1971 | 3,046 | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3,304 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 3,477 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 3,528 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3,350 | −5.0% |
| 1996 | 3,437 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3,317 | −3.5% |
| 2006 | 3,209 | −3.3% |
| 2011 | 3,051 | −4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,863 | −6.2% |
| 2021 | 2,884 | +0.7% |
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Dégelis had a population of2,884 living in1,385 of its1,518 total private dwellings, a change of0.7% from its 2016 population of2,863. With a land area of 556.78 km2 (214.97 sq mi), it had a population density of5.2/km2 (13.4/sq mi) in 2021.[13]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,884 (+0.7% from 2016) | 2,863 (-6.2% from 2011) | 3,051 (-4.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 556.78 km2 (214.97 sq mi) | 557.05 km2 (215.08 sq mi) | 556.64 km2 (214.92 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.2 (M: 54.4, F: 56.4) | 53.2 (M: 51.8, F: 54.4) | 49.6 (M: 49.0, F: 50.1) |
| Private dwellings | 1,518 (total) 1,385 (occupied) | 1,530 (total) | 1,517 (total) |
| Median household income | $57,200 | $46,362 | $39,682 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Dégelis, Quebec[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 2,875 | 2,835 | 0.2% | 98.6% | 30 | 100.0% | 1.0% | 15 | 200.0% | 0.5% | 0 |  100.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2016 | 2,860 | 2,830 | 4.1% | 99.0% | 15 |  0.0% | 0.5% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.2% | |||||
2011 | 2,975 | 2,950 | 3.6% | 99.2% | 15 | 25.0% | 0.5% | 5 | 50.0% | 0.2% | 5 | 50.0% | 0.2% | |||||
2006 | 3,100 | 3,060 | 4.2% | 98.7% | 20 | n/a% | 0.7% | 10 | 66.7% | 0.3% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.3% | |||||
2001 | 3,235 | 3,195 | 4.1% | 98.8% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 30 | 200.0% | 0.9% | 10 | n/a% | 0.3% | |||||
1996 | 3,350 | 3,330 | n/a | 99.4% | 10 | n/a | 0.3% | 10 | n/a | 0.3% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
The economy of Dégelis revolves mainly around the forest industry. The city is home to a sawmill which produces hardwood briquettes of maple, oak, beech, and ash. The municipality has reduced hours of operation.
Local government comprises amayor andcouncillors. The current mayor is Gustave Pelletier.
List of former mayors:
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