Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Each seat on Sacré-Coeur’s council speaks for just 240 residents, fewer than in 72% of Quebec municipalities
Lise Boulianne leads Sacré-Coeur as mayor, alongside 6 councillors. In the National Assembly of Québec, Sacré-Coeur belongs to René-Lévesque; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Sacré-Coeur is in Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois.
What stands out in how Sacré-Coeur is governed
Few residents per seat
Sacré-Coeur council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Sacré-Coeur council spent more per resident in 2024 than 71% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Sacré-Coeur, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
sacre-coeur.ca ↗Land-use, waste and fire-cover plans.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assnat.qc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Its regional county municipality is MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord: the mayors of its municipalities, Sacré-Coeur’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sacré-Coeur, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sacré-Coeur councilelected November 2025Lise Boulianne
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRené-Lévesque
- 3House of CommonsCôte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who sits on Sacré-Coeur council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Lise Boulianne
- Pierre-Marc Boulianne
- Paul J. Choquette
- Valérie Dufour
- Guillaume Lavoie
- Guy Brisson
- Philippe Roy
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lise Boulianne | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Pierre-Marc Boulianne | Councillor | Independent | 493 | 69% | No |
| Paul J. Choquette | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Valérie Dufour | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Guillaume Lavoie | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Guy Brisson | Councillor | Independent | 538 | 75% | No |
| Philippe Roy | Councillor | Independent | 383 | 54% | Yes |
No team or party won a seat on Sacré-Coeur council: every member ran on their own. With no rival, Lise Boulianne took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. No seat on Sacré-Coeur council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Julie Labille | Independent | 223 | 31% |
| Councillor | Rodrigue Laprise | Independent | 179 | 25% |
| Councillor | Marie-Pier Dallaire | Independent | 331 | 46% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Sacré-Coeur votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sacré-Coeur council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Sacré-Coeur, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sacré-Coeur votes in René-Lévesque for the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗René-Lévesque takes in Sacré-Coeur and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Marilène Gill represents Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Bloc Québécois, Marilène Gill’s party, takes 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 44.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 53%; Marilène Gill held it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Marilène Gill’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Manicouagan re-elected Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois
Before the 2023 redistribution, Sacré-Coeur voted in Manicouagan; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan is its riding today.
The 2019 result had favoured Marilène Gill as well, at 54%. In 2021, Manicouagan went to Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois) on 53%; Rodrigue Vigneault (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 10,779 votes behind. 50% of electors in Manicouagan voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 5 candidates in Manicouagan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilène Gill | Bloc Québécois | 18,419 | 52.6% |
| Rodrigue Vigneault | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,640 | 21.8% |
| Thomas Gagné | Liberal Party of Canada | 6,545 | 18.7% |
| Nichola St-Jean | New Democratic Party | 1,509 | 4.3% |
| Bianca Girard | Free Party Canada | 887 | 2.5% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Sacré-Coeur council spends more per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
At $2,780 for every resident in 2024, Sacré-Coeur council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 26% of the total. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $618 per resident and 22% of the total. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 78% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Long-term debt at Sacré-Coeur council stood at $5.7M, or $3,387 a resident, above the $2,461 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1M | $618 | 22% |
| General government | $968K | $573 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $898K | $532 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $734K | $435 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $451K | $267 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $290K | $172 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $228K | $135 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $81K | $48 | 2% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Sacré-Coeur council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Distances here run 32–43 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Sacré-Coeur. How Sacré-Coeur council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sacré-Coeur is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsquebec.qc.ca ↗Council meetings, agendas and services.
sacre-coeur.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Sacré-Coeur is run
Who is the MP for Sacré-Coeur?
Sacré-Coeur is in Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, represented by Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Sacré-Coeur in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Marilène Gill won Manicouagan in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan.
Who is the MNA for Sacré-Coeur?
Look up René-Lévesque on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Sacré-Coeur, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Sacré-Coeur?
Lise Boulianne is mayor, at the head of Sacré-Coeur council.
How much does Sacré-Coeur council spend?
Sacré-Coeur council spent $4.7M in 2024 for about 1,688 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1M.
Which regional body is Sacré-Coeur part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord, where Sacré-Coeur’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Sacré-Coeur council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Sacré-Coeur council, the mayor too.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Councils: Répertoire des municipalités du Québec, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0) · Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).