Saint-Urbain, Quebec
Saint-Urbain | |
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Parish municipality | |
Saint-Urbain Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 47°33′N 70°32′W / 47.550°N 70.533°WCoordinates: 47°33′N 70°32′W / 47.550°N 70.533°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | Charlevoix |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudette Simard |
• Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
• Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
Area | |
• Total | 331.10 km2 (127.84 sq mi) |
• Land | 335.86 km2 (129.68 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 1,474 |
• Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.8% |
• Dwellings | 672 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0A 4K0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 138 Route 381 |
Website | www |
Saint-Urbain is a parish municipality located in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in Capitale-Nationale region, in Quebec, Canada.
The municipality lies along Quebec Route 381 at the intersection with Quebec Route 138.
History[]
Saint-Urbain was one of the localities affected by the 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake.
Demographics[]
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 1474 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.8%)
- Population in 2006: 1448
- Population in 2001: 1430
- Population in 1996: 1528
- Population in 1991: 1599
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 603 (total dwellings: 672)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
People born in Saint Urbain[]
- Onésime Gauthier (1834-1886), a Canadian politician
- Joseph-Arsène Bonnier (1879–1962), a Canadian politician
- Alice Vinette / Sister Marie-Jocelyne (1894-1989), composer
Media[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 57729 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Urbain
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Urbain census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
See also[]
- Rivière du Gouffre
- Rivière du Gouffre Sud-Ouest
- Le Petit Bras (Le Gros Bras)
- Rivière des Monts
- Le Gros Bras (Gouffre River tributary)
- Remy River
- List of municipalities in Quebec
External links[]
Media related to Saint-Urbain, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Parish municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale