Saint-Urbain, Quebec

Saint-Urbain is a parish municipality located in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in Capitale-Nationale region, in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Urbain
Location within Charlevoix RCM
Saint-Urbain
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°33′N 70°32′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMCharlevoix
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
  MayorClaudette Simard
  Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
  Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
  Total331.10 km2 (127.84 sq mi)
  Land335.86 km2 (129.68 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
  Total1,474
  Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
1.8%
  Dwellings
672
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 4K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Route 381
Websitewww.sainturbain.qc.ca/fr/

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

Media

Television :

References

  1. Reference number 57729 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-Urbain
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Urbain census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

See also

Media related to Saint-Urbain, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

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