Saint-Amable, Quebec
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| Saint-Amable | |
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 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Constituted | June 13, 1921 |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | François Gamache |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Verchères |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 37.00 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 10,870 |
| • Density | 296.3/km2 (767/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  29.4% |
| • Dwellings | 4,122 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0L 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-20 (TCH) |
 A-30 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Amable is a town 38.1 kilometers[5] east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,870.
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History
The municipality, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763).
Demographics
Population
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Language
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French
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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2011
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10,835
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10,405 | 27.7% |
96.03% | 165 | 73.7% |
1.52% | 40 | 166.7% |
0.37% | 225 | 66.7% |
2.08% | |||||
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2006
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8,395
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8,150 | 14.7% |
97.08% | 95 | 18.7% |
1.13% | 15 |  0.0% |
0.18% | 135 | 107.7% |
1.61% | |||||
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2001
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7,265
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7,105 | 2.5% |
97.80% | 80 | 6.7% |
1.10% | 15 | 0.0% |
0.21% | 65 |  7.1% |
0.89% | |||||
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1996
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7,090
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6,930 | n/a | 97.74% | 75 | n/a | 1.06% | 15 | n/a | 0.21% | 70 | n/a | 0.99% | |||||
Economy
Within the fertile area between the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 137709 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Amable
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Amable, Quebec Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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