Rivière-Saint-Jean is a municipality

Types of municipalities in Quebec

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 and village in the Côte-Nord

Côte-Nord

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 in Canada

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In addition to the village of Rivière-Saint-Jean, the municipality also includes the community of Magpie which is located near the mouth of the Magpie River

Magpie River (Quebec)

The Magpie River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec which flows from the Labrador Plateau to empty into the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Sept-Îles, Quebec. The river is 200 km in length....

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Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 260 (2001 to 2006 population change: −9.4 %)
• Population in 2001: 287
• Population in 1996: 319
• Population in 1991: 317

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 123 (total dwellings: 146)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 96.2 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 3.8 %