Saint-Honoré, Quebec

Saint-Honoré is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and its most populous municipality.

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Honoré that merged into Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley in 2000.
Saint-Honoré
City
Saint-Honoré
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°32′N 71°05′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLe Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled1863
ConstitutedDecember 16, 1972
Government
 • MayorMarie-Luce Demers-Martin
 • Federal ridingJonquière
 • Prov. ridingDubuc
Area
 • Total190.90 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
 • Land189.14 km2 (73.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total5,257
 • Density27.8/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 11.2%
 • Dwellings
2,083
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0V 1L0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.ville.sthonore.qc.ca

Economy

The economy of Saint-Honoré is mainly based on agriculture and mining. Niobec is one of the mines located in Saint-Honoré, it is also the only active niobium mine in North America.

References
  1. Reference number 56735 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Honoré
  3. "Saint-Honoré census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

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