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Saint-Ours,_Quebec Latitude and Longitude:
45°53′N 73°09′W / 45.883°N 73.150°W / 45.883; -73.150
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Saint-Ours
City
Saint-Ours church
Saint-Ours church
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Saint-Ours is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Ours
Saint-Ours
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 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
ConstitutedApril 17, 1991
Government
[2] [3]
 • MayorSylvain Dupuis
 •  Federal riding Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 •  Prov. riding Richelieu
Area
[2] [4]
 • Total61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
 • Land59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population
 ( 2011) [4]
 • Total1,721
 • Density29.0/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings
856
Time zone UTC−5 ( EST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC−4 ( EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways R-133
Website www.ville.saintours.qc.ca

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Ours had a population of 1,723 living in 797 of its 858 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,669. With a land area of 59.23 km2 (22.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.1/km2 (75.3/sq mi) in 2021. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57356". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
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