Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality

Pierre-De Saurel
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W / 45.967; -73.000Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W / 45.967; -73.000[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
Named for Pierre de Saurel
County seat Sorel-Tracy
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Gilles Salvas
Area[2][3]
 • Total 639.00 km2 (246.72 sq mi)
 • Land 598.13 km2 (230.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 50,900
 • Density 85.1/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.9%
 • Dwellings 24,648
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcpierredesaurel.com

Pierre-De Saurel is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Originally named Le Bas-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, the name change to Pierre-De Saurel took effect on January 1, 2009. Its seat is in Sorel-Tracy. It is located on the Richelieu River, downstream from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality at the confluence of the Richelieu and Saint Lawrence River.

The RCM is named after Pierre de Saurel, a captain and seigneur who rebuilt Fort Richelieu in 1647.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 50,900 (+1.9% from 2006) 49,932 (-0.3% from 2001) 50,066 (-4.3% from 1996)
Land area: 598.13 km2 (230.94 sq mi) 598.13 km2 (230.94 sq mi) 597.66 km2 (230.76 sq mi)
Population density: 85.1/km2 (220/sq mi) 83.5/km2 (216/sq mi) 83.8/km2 (217/sq mi)
Median age: 49.0 (M: 48.1, F: 50.0) 46.8 (M: 45.9, F: 47.6) 43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.4)
Total private dwellings: 24,648 23,496 23,120
Median household income: $46,235 $42,479 $37,368
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 53,909—    
1996 52,289−3.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 50,066−4.3%
2006 49,932−0.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 50,900+1.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
50,200
 49,035 Increase 2.9% 97.68% 490 Increase 21.0% 0.98% 210 Increase 27.3% 0.42% 465 Decrease 25.6% 0.93%
2006
48,855
 47,660 Decrease 1.3% 97.55% 405 Steady 0.0% 0.83% 165 Decrease 2.9% 0.34% 625 Increase 83.8% 1.28%
2001
49,205
 48,290 Decrease 4.5% 98.14% 405 Increase 24.6% 0.82% 170 Decrease 2.9% 0.35% 340 Decrease 13.9% 0.69%
1996
51,480
 50,585 n/a 98.26% 325 n/a 0.63% 175 n/a 0.34% 395 n/a 0.77%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

  • External routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 402521 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 530 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Saint Lawrence River
D'Autray RCM		 Nicolet-Yamaska RCM
Marguerite-D'Youville RCM Drummond RCM
   Pierre-De Saurel RCM  
La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Les Maskoutains RCM


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