Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Introduction '''Mont-Saint-Pierre''' is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.The village is located at the foot of the eponymous Mount Saint-Pierre. This  high mount juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, separating Cove Mont-Louis from Cove Mont-Saint-Pierre, into which the Mont-Saint-Pierre River flows. The place was formerly called Rivière-à-Pierre.The 2021 census there were 186 inhabitants.Mont-Saint-Pierre is well known for hang-gliding and paragliding, and home to the Mont-Saint-Pierre Ecological Reserve. The Festival of Free Flight (''Fête de Vol Libre'') is held each year since 1978.
History A farm in the valley of Mont-Saint-Pierre in 1944Permanent settlement occurred in 1858.Its post office opened in 1904.In 1947, the village was incorporated when it separated from Mont-Louis.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mont-Saint-Pierre 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.As of 2021, the population speaks almost exclusively french. The breakdown of mother tongues currently is:* English as first language: 0%* French as first language: 94.6%* English and French as first language: 0%* Other as first language: 2.7%
See also * List of village municipalities in Quebec
References
External links *  Tourisme Mont-Saint-Pierre