Yamaska, Quebec

Yamaska
Municipality

Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Yamaska
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°55′W / 46°N 72.92°W / 46; -72.92Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°55′W / 46°N 72.92°W / 46; -72.92[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted December 19, 2001
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Louis R. Joyal
 • Federal riding Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 • Prov. riding Richelieu
Area[2][4]
 • Total 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi)
 • Land 73.04 km2 (28.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,644
 • Density 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.1%
 • Dwellings 939
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0G 1X0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Route 235
Website www.yamaska.ca

Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,644.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,644 Increase 0.1%
2006 1,643 (+) Increase 72.25%
2001 456 Decrease 2.1%
1996 466 Increase 2.9%
1991 453 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of Parish of Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska and the Villages of Yamaska and Yamaska-Est.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,555 96.28%
English only 25 1.55%
Both English & French 15 0.93%
Other languages 20 1.24%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 372811 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Yamaska
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Yamaska, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Yamaska, Quebec
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