Saint-Robert, Quebec

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Saint-Robert
Municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Robert
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W / 45.967; -73.000Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W / 45.967; -73.000[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted October 17, 1857
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Gilles Salvas
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Richelieu
Area[2][4]
 • Total 64.60 km2 (24.94 sq mi)
 • Land 64.85 km2 (25.04 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,794
 • Density 27.7/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.7%
 • Dwellings 768
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0G 1S0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Route 239
Website www.saintrobert.qc.ca

Saint-Robert is a municipality southeast of Sorel-Tracy in the Regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,794. About 20 meteorites from the St-Robert meteorite shower were found here.

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,794 Increase 4.7%
2006 1,713 Decrease 4.5%
2001 1,793 Decrease 5.9%
1996 1,905 Increase 3.1%
1991 1,848 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,645 96.20%
English only 15 0.88%
Both English & French 10 0.58%
Other languages 40 2.34%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 404076 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-Robert
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sorel-Tracy Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel Yamaska
   Saint-Robert  
Saint-Louis Saint-Aimé


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