Desbiens, Quebec


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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
  • Population in 2021: 995
  • 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:
  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.4%