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
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	April 17, 1991
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Sylvain Dupuis
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area [2][4]
• Total	61.00 km^2 (23.55 sq mi)
• Land	59.39 km^2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,721
• Density	29.0/km^2 (75/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.2%
• Dwellings	856
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 133
Website	www.ville.saintours.qc.ca

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,721 1.2% 2006 1,700 4.7% 2001 1,624 0.3% 1996 1,619 0.6% 1991 1,628 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,650 97.06% English only 25 1.47% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 25 1.47%

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

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