Saint-Ours, Quebec

Saint-Ours
Saint-Ours
City
	Saint-Ours church
	Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
	Saint-Ours Location in southern Quebec
	Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°09′W / 45.883°N 73.150°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	April 17, 1991
Government
• Mayor	Sylvain Dupuis
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area
• Total	61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
• Land	59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,721
• Density	29.0/km2 (75/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.2%
• Dwellings	856
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-133
Website	www.ville.saintours.qc.ca

Saint-Ours is a city located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,721. Founded in 1650 and originally constituent of the Saint-Ours Parish Municipality, which merged alongside L'Immaculée-Conception-de-Saint-Ours municipality in 1991, Saint-Ours is one of the earliest settlements in Montérégie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Ours had a population of 1,723 living in 797 of its 858 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,669. With a land area of 59.23 km² (22.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.1/km² (75.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,721	1.2%
2006	1,700	4.7%
2001	1,624	0.3%
1996	1,619	0.6%
1991	1,628	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[7]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,650	97.06%
English only	25	1.47%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	25	1.47%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57356". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Ours
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
^ ^a ^b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec

[toponymie-1] "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57356". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[mamrot-2] Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Ours

[3] Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)

[cp2011-4] 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec

[2021census-5] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

[6] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

[SC2006-7] 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec

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v t e Subdivisions of Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality
Cities	Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Saint-Ours Sorel-Tracy
Municipalities	Saint-Aimé Saint-David Saint-Robert Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel Yamaska
Parishes	Saint-Gérard-Majella
Villages	Massueville
Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie: Acton Beauharnois-Salaberry Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska La Vallée-du-Richelieu Le Haut-Richelieu Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Les Jardins-de-Napierville Les Maskoutains Marguerite-D'Youville Pierre-De Saurel Roussillon Rouville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Urban Agglomerations: Longueuil (TE) Native Reserves: Akwesasne Kahnawake

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States France BnF data Israel

Demographics

See also

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