Saint-Urbain, Quebec

Not to be confused with Saint-Urbain-Premier.

Saint-Urbain
Parish municipality
Location within Charlevoix RCM
Location within Charlevoix RCM
Saint-Urbain is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Urbain
Saint-Urbain
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°33′N 70°32′W / 47.550°N 70.533°W / 47.550; -70.533[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMCharlevoix
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaudette Simard
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
331.10 km2 (127.84 sq mi)
 • Land335.86 km2 (129.68 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
1,474
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 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 R-138
R-381
Websitewww.sainturbain.qc.ca/fr/ Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Urbain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿yʁbɛ̃]) 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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Urbain had a population of 1,320 living in 585 of its 657 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 1,373. With a land area of 330.57 km2 (127.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.0/km2 (10.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • 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

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

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57729". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Urbain Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Urbain census profile
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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