Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°05′52″N 69°12′42″W / 48.0978°N 69.2117°W / 48.0978; -69.2117[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Marie Dugas
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	93.50 km2 (36.10 sq mi)
• Land	94.44 km2 (36.46 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,194
• Density	12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	10%
• Dwellings	815
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 4K0 (Rural) G0L 2E0 (Village)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	A-20 R-132 R-293
Website	www.notredame desneiges.qc.ca

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It encircles the city of Trois-Pistoles and includes the offshore Île aux Basques.

Geography

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located on the southern slope of the St. Lawrence River, 250 km northeast of Quebec City. Important towns near Notre-Dame-des-Neiges are Rivière-du-Loup 45 km to the south-west and Rimouski 60 km to the northeast. Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located on Route 293 which connects Trois-Pistoles to Route 232 between Trois-Pistoles to the northwest and Saint-Jean-de-Dieu to the southeast. The territory of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges covers an area of 94.44 km2.

The territory of the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges partially overlooks the St. Lawrence River and almost completely enclaves the city of Trois-Pistoles. It is part of the regional county municipality of Les Basques in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent and is crossed by the Trois Pistoles river.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		1,195		1,180	9.3%	98.7%		5	0.0%	0.4%		5	n/a%	0.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		1,085		1,080	4.0%	99.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		1,130		1,125	5.1%	99.6%		5	50.0%	0.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2006		1,205		1,185	8.5%	98.3%		10	n/a%	0.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	0.8%
2001		1,295		1,295	1.1%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,320		1,310	n/a	99.2%		10	n/a	0.8%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%