Saint-Irénée, Quebec

Saint-Irénée
Beach of Saint-Irénée
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM
Saint-Irénée
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°34′N 70°12′W / 47.567°N 70.200°W / 47.567; -70.200
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMCharlevoix-Est
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
  MayorOdile Comeau
  Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
  Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
  Total
154.39 km2 (59.61 sq mi)
  Land59.92 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
678
  Density11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Pop (2016-21)
5.8%
  Dwellings
482
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-362
Websitewww.saintirenee.ca

Saint-Irénée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿iʁene]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.

The municipality is home to the Charlevoix Airport and Domaine Forget, an international education institution in music and dance. In addition to the main namesake population centre, the municipality also contains the hamlets of L'Anse-au-Sac (47°31′16″N 70°12′32″W / 47.52111°N 70.20889°W / 47.52111; -70.20889), Le Cap-Blanc (47°35′28″N 70°11′01″W / 47.59111°N 70.18361°W / 47.59111; -70.18361), Rochette (47°34′49″N 70°15′47″W / 47.58028°N 70.26306°W / 47.58028; -70.26306), and Ruisseau-Jureux (47°32′18″N 70°12′12″W / 47.53833°N 70.20333°W / 47.53833; -70.20333).