Saint-Malo, Quebec
Saint-Malo (municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.
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Saint-Malo rectory
) is a Every September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.
History
The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
Census | Population | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
2021 | 514 | ![]() |
2016 | 475 | ![]() |
2011 | 483 | ![]() |
ADJ | 538 | ![]() |
2006 | 516 | ![]() |
2001 | 518 | ![]() |
ADJ | 546 | ![]() |
1996 | 375 | ![]() |
1991 | 401 | N/A |
ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years
Geography and climate
Climate data for Saint-Malo, Quebec, 1981-2010 Normals (Extremes 1965-2001) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −38.0 (−36.4) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.2 (3.98) |
86.4 (3.40) |
96.6 (3.80) |
79.9 (3.15) |
111.9 (4.41) |
128.9 (5.07) |
130.5 (5.14) |
150.3 (5.92) |
106.0 (4.17) |
101.4 (3.99) |
107.2 (4.22) |
118.0 (4.65) |
1,318.3 (51.90) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 82.4 (32.4) |
68.3 (26.9) |
66.0 (26.0) |
23.8 (9.4) |
1.5 (0.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
5.8 (2.3) |
38.7 (15.2) |
82.3 (32.4) |
368.7 (145.2) |
Source: Environment Canada |
Notable People
- Michel Petit, NHL ice hockey player.
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