Borrowing in L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec

L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec, recorded a population of 1,301 in the 2021 Census; the rules that govern a loan signed there are provincial.

The Quebec rules that apply

Licensing for consumer credit in Quebec sits with the province or territory, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada maintains the public list of provincial and territorial regulators.

The federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) are explicit that Quebec does not license payday lending, which changes which rules a short-term advance falls under.

The lowest band groups villages, rural municipalities and small towns, all read against the same provincial rulebook.

The census figures for L'Anse-Saint-Jean

1,301 people were counted in L'Anse-Saint-Jean in the 2021 Census. The community covers 501.8 square kilometres of land.

The calculated density is 2.6 people per square kilometre.

Its provincial population rank is 562 within this data set.

The place record for L'Anse-Saint-Jean covers 501.8 square kilometres and 1,301 residents, a density of 2.6 people per square kilometre.

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How borrowing works locally

Payment history is reported to credit agencies, and that record is what builds or damages a credit file over time.

Disclosure requirements mean the cost of borrowing must be stated before an agreement is signed. A prepayment privilege allows a borrower to pay more than the scheduled amount, sometimes with a charge attached.

L'Anse-Saint-Jean appears in the census record with 1,301 residents, and the density of 2.6 people per square kilometre follows from it.

L'Anse-Saint-Jean sits at rank 562 within Quebec in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

L'Anse-Saint-Jean is one of 1150 covered Quebec places, counted at 1,301 residents with a land area of 501.8 square kilometres.

The land area recorded for L'Anse-Saint-Jean is 501.8 square kilometres, and the population is 1,301 residents in the 2021 Census.

Where a figure for L'Anse-Saint-Jean could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.

At 1,301 residents in the 2021 Census, L'Anse-Saint-Jean is listed alongside the other covered places in Quebec.

Readers comparing L'Anse-Saint-Jean with another community can use the same four census fields.

Nothing on the L'Anse-Saint-Jean page is estimated; the population and land area come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population.

For L'Anse-Saint-Jean, the two census fields above are the only local statistics used anywhere on the page.

The L'Anse-Saint-Jean page follows the same structure as every other place page, with population, land area, density and rank.

L'Anse-Saint-Jean ranks 562 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Quebec.

The density figure for L'Anse-Saint-Jean, 2.6 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

loanmoose.ca is not a lender and does not make credit decisions. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants.

Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population supplies the population and land-area figures, and the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) supply the payday position.

The provincial rules apply wherever a borrower is in Quebec; a municipal boundary does not change them.