Yamaska
Appearance
Yamaska | |
|---|---|
Facade of Église Saint-Michel | |
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′29″N 72°55′00″W / 46.0081°N 72.9167°W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
| Constituted | December 19, 2001 |
| Named after | Yamaska River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Martin |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Richelieu |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 72.82 km2 (28.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 1,736 |
| • Density | 23.8/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | |
| • Dwellings | 932 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0G 1W0 & J0G 1X0 |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
Yamaska (French pronunciation: [jamaska]) is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,736.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,736 | |
| 2016 | 1,687 | |
| 2011 | 1,644 | |
| 2006 | 1,643 | N/A |
Language
[edit]Mother tongue language (2021)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,670 | 97.4% |
| English only | 20 | 1.2% |
| Both English & French | 15 | 0.9% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.6% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Reference number 372811". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Yamaska
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- 1 2 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Yamaska, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ↑ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Yamaska, Quebec
External links
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Media related to Yamaska, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons