French Canadian origins on the lower St. Lawrence
Among Quebec municipalities of at least 1,000 people in private households counted, the highest French Canadian share is 23.7 percent, in Sayabec.
Origin in this story: French Canadian
About 579,000 people in Quebec reported French Canadian origin. · Quebec
French Canadian is reported by 23.7 percent of the population in private households in Sayabec and 20.3 percent in Trois-Pistoles, east of Quebec City.
Across Quebec the response is given by 7.0 percent of the population in private households, while Québécois, a separate answer to the same question, is given by 11.2 percent.
Across Canada the response is given by 2.3 percent of the population in private households, while within Quebec 1,070 dissemination areas are above 15 percent.
Residents may report more than one origin, so the shares across origins can sum to more than 100 percent.
French, Québécois, French Canadian and Acadian are separate responses in the census. They are never added together here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
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