Saint-Ours, Quebec
Appearance
Saint-Ours | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°09′W / 45.883°N 73.150°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
Constituted | April 17, 1991 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sylvain Dupuis |
• Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
• Prov. riding | Richelieu |
Area | |
• Total | 61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi) |
• Land | 59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,721 |
• Density | 29.0/km2 (75/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.2% |
• Dwellings | 856 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-133 |
Website | www |
Saint-Ours is a city located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,721. Founded in 1650 and originally constituent of the Saint-Ours Parish Municipality, which merged alongside L'Immaculée-Conception-de-Saint-Ours municipality in 1991, Saint-Ours is one of the earliest settlements in Montérégie.
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[6]
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See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57356". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Ours
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
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