Saint-Ours, Quebec

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.

Saint-Ours
City
Saint-Ours church
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Saint-Ours
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°09′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMPierre-De Saurel
ConstitutedApril 17, 1991
Government
 • MayorSylvain Dupuis
 • Federal ridingBécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 • Prov. ridingRichelieu
Area
 • Total61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
 • Land59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,721
 • Density29.0/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.2%
 • Dwellings
856
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 133
Websitewww.ville.saintours.qc.ca

Demographics

See also

References
  1. Reference number 57356 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 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. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
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