Saint-Urbain, Quebec
Saint-Urbain is a parish municipality located in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in Capitale-Nationale region, in Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Urbain | |
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Parish municipality | |
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 Location within Charlevoix RCM | |
  Saint-Urbain Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′N 70°32′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Charlevoix |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudette Simard |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 331.10 km2 (127.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 335.86 km2 (129.68 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,474 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 672 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0A 4K0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |   |
| Website | www |
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
Population trend:[4]
- 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
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 603 (total dwellings: 672)
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
- Onésime Gauthier (1834-1886), a Canadian politician
- Joseph-Arsène Bonnier (1879–1962), a Canadian politician
Media
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References
- Reference number 57729 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Urbain
- Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Urbain census profile
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
See also
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