Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel

Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
City

Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°02′N 73°07′W / 46.033°N 73.117°W / 46.033; -73.117Coordinates: 46°02′N 73°07′W / 46.033°N 73.117°W / 46.033; -73.117[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted May 1, 1907
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Olivar Gravel
 • Federal riding Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 • Prov. riding Richelieu
Area[2][4]
 • Total 3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
 • Land 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population (2016)[4]
 • Total 1,642
 • Density 1,192.7/km2 (3,089/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Decrease 2.1%
 • Median after-tax income $20,256 per year
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J3R
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Website www.vsjs.ca

Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is a town in the Regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, Quebec. It is located north of the Tracy section of Sorel-Tracy. Champlain Street marks the town's southern limit from Sorel-Tracy, and the rest of the town is surrounded by water (either Saint Lawrence River or Richelieu River).

As it is the case with neighboring municipalities, metallurgy plays a significant role in the town's economy. The Sorel-Tracy based QIT et Titane has a facility which occupies the western part of the town, while the eastern part of the town is essentially home to the Les Forges de Sorel company. This leaves the central part as the only portion of the town that is fully residential.

The population of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel was 1,677 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 1,642 Decrease 2.1%
2011 1,677 Decrease 0.5%
2006 1,686 Decrease 4.1%
2001 1,758 Decrease 6.2%
1996 1,875 Decrease 9.4%
1991 2,069 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2016)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,580 96.93%
English only 35 2.15%
Both English & French 10 0.61%
Other languages 10 0.61%

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57005 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2016 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. ↑ 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Quebec



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