Baie-Saint-Paul

Baie-Saint-Paul (2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.

The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.

A visitor in the early 1800s noticed mineral springs and mineral resources in the area.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baie-Saint-Paul had a population of $7,371$ living in $3,427$ of its $3,782$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $7,146$. With a land area of 545.85 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population trend:
 * Population in 2021: 7,371 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3.1%)
 * Population in 2016: 7,146 (2011 to 2016 population change: -2.5%)
 * Population in 2011: 7,332 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.6%)
 * Population in 2006: 7,288 (2001 to 2006 population change: 0.6%)
 * Population in 2001: 7,290 (1996 to 2001 population change: -2.2%)
 * Population in 1996: 7,379 (1991 to 1996 population change: 0.7%)
 * Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3,569
 * Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2,412
 * Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1,398
 * Population in 1991: 7,321
 * Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3,733
 * Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2,297
 * Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1,305

Mother tongue:
 * English as first language: 0.2%
 * French as first language: 98.7%
 * English and French as first language: 0%
 * Other as first language: 1.1%

Climate
Baie-Saint Paul has a humid continental climate with vast seasonal differences. Summers are mild and moderated by its proximity to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. In winter, interior Canada influences the climate with frequent cold waves.