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:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Population in 2021: 995 (2016 to 2021 population change: -3.2%) 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%
See also List of cities in Quebec
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