Saint-Ubalde, Quebec

Saint-Ubalde is a rural municipality in Portneuf County in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Saint-Ubalde
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Portneuf RCM
Saint-Ubalde
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°45′N 72°16′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
Settled1860
ConstitutedMarch 3, 1973
Government
 • MayorPierre Saint-Germain
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
 • Total146.40 km2 (56.53 sq mi)
 • Land140.21 km2 (54.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,403
 • Density10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.8%
 • Dwellings
1,015
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 4L0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 363
Websitesaintubalde.com

Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east where there are numerous lakes such as Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, and Thom. Therefore its economy is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fishing).[1]

History

Saint-Ubald (originally without an "e") was founded by people from Neuville in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf), and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened.[1]

In 1920, the village centre separated from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Ubalde. But in 1973, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Ubalde.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1403 (2006 to 2011 population change: -3.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 1458
  • Population in 2001: 1460
  • Population in 1996: 1540
  • Population in 1991: 1552

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 646 (total dwellings: 1015)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 99.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.7%

See also

References
  1. "Saint-Ubalde (municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Ubalde
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Ubalde census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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