Saint-Ours, Quebec

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Saint-Ours
City
Saint-Ours church
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Saint-Ours
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°09′W / 45.883°N 73.150°W / 45.883; -73.150Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°09′W / 45.883°N 73.150°W / 45.883; -73.150[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted April 17, 1991
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Robert Tremblay
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Richelieu
Area[2][4]
 • Total 61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
 • Land 59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,721
 • Density 29.0/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings 856
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0G
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 133
Website www.ville.saintours.qc.ca

Saint-Ours is a town 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. Originally constituent of the Saint-Ours Parish Municipality, which merged alongside L'Immaculée-Conception-de-Saint-Ours municipality in 1991.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,721 Increase 1.2%
2006 1,700 Increase 4.7%
2001 1,624 Increase 0.3%
1996 1,619 Decrease 0.6%
1991 1,628 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,650 97.06%
English only 25 1.47%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 25 1.47%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57356 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Ours
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
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