Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t viktwaʁ də sɔʁɛl]) is a municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Quebec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,501.
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel | |
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Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°05′W / 45.950°N 73.083°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Solange Valois Cournoyer |
• Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
• Prov. riding | Richelieu |
Area | |
• Total | 76.30 km2 (29.46 sq mi) |
• Land | 74.75 km2 (28.86 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 2,501 |
• Density | 33.5/km2 (87/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 3.8% |
• Dwellings | 1,109 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-133 R-239 |
Website | www.saintevictoire desorel.qc.ca |
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 2,501 | 3.8% |
2006 | 2,410 | 3.8% |
2001 | 2,321 | 0.1% |
1996 | 2,318 | 8.0% |
1991 | 2,146 | N/A |
Language
editMother tongue language (2006)[6]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 2,405 | 100.00% |
English only | 0 | 0.00% |
Both English & French | 0 | 0.00% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56493". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Quebec
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