Princeville, Quebec

Princeville
City
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Princeville Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 71°53′W / 46.167°N 71.883°WCoordinates: 46°10′N 71°53′W / 46.167°N 71.883°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	February 23, 2000
Government[2]
• Mayor	Gilles Fortier
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Arthabaska
Area[2][3]
• Total	196.70 km^2 (75.95 sq mi)
• Land	194.02 km^2 (74.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	5,693
• Density	29.3/km^2 (76/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.2%
• Dwellings	2,497
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G6L 4Y5
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 116 Route 165 Route 263
Website	www.villedeprinceville.qc.ca

Princeville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Érable Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region.

The population was 5,693 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

History

The county of Stanfold (Princeville) was created by Édouard Leclerc on July 9, 1807 when he established himself on lot 6, rang 12 in Princeville. A monument was erected in his honour on the east section of the 12th rang. Stanfold then had a new division that would become the village of Princeville in 1856. Thus two municipalities would now co-existed.

On February 23, 2000, the municipalities of the city of Princeville and the parish of Princeville become one to form the new city of Princeville.

External links

• Official website of the city of Princeville, Québec

References

1. Reference number 51235 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 32033 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2432033) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.