Saint-Sébastien | |
|---|---|
Location within Le Granit RCM | |
| Coordinates:45°47′N70°58′W / 45.783°N 70.967°W /45.783; -70.967[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | March 15, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | France Bisson |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | |
| • Dwellings | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
Saint-Sébastien (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃sebastjɛ̃]) is amunicipality inLe Granit Regional County Municipality in theEstrie region ofQuebec, Canada. It is named afterSaint Sebastian, who died c. 288.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Saint-Sébastien had a population of674 living in301 of its329 total private dwellings, a change of2.6% from its 2016 population of657. With a land area of 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi), it had a population density of7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
The politicianMadeleine Bélanger and the novelistAndrée A. Michaud were born in Saint-Sébastien.