Saint-Robert, Quebec

Saint-Robert is a municipality southeast of Sorel-Tracy in the Regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,794. About 20 meteorites from the St-Robert meteorite shower were found here.

Saint-Robert
Municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Robert Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	October 17, 1857
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Gilles Salvas
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area [2][4]
• Total	64.60 km^2 (24.94 sq mi)
• Land	64.85 km^2 (25.04 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,794
• Density	27.7/km^2 (72/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	768
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1S0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132 Route 239
Website	www.saintrobert.qc.ca

Demographics

Population Population trend: [5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,794 4.7% 2006 1,713 4.5% 2001 1,793 5.9% 1996 1,905 3.1% 1991 1,848 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,645 96.20% English only 15 0.88% Both English & French 10 0.58% Other languages 40 2.34%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 404076 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Robert
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec