Desbiens
City
Desbiens Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°57′W / 48.417°N 71.950°W / 48.417; -71.950[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Constituted	August 16, 1926
Government [2]
• Mayor	Ginette Sirois
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area [2][3]
• Total	10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi)
• Land	10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	995
• Density	95.7/km2 (248/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.2%
• Dwellings	523
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-169
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.ville.desbiens.qc.ca

Desbiens is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. It is on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Métabetchouane River.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Desbiens had a population of 995 living in 475 of its 523 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,028. With a land area of 10.39 km² (4.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 95.8/km² (248.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2021: 995 (2016 to 2021 population change: -3.2%)
• Population in 2016: 1028
• Population in 2011: 1053
• Population in 2006: 1074
• Population in 2001: 1128
• Population in 1996: 1202
• Population in 1991: 1265

Mother tongue:^[6]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.6%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.4%