Saint-Hugues, Quebec

Saint-Hugues
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-Hugues Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°WCoordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Founded	1827
Constituted	November 6, 1982
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Serge Picard
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area[2][4]
• Total	85.90 km^2 (33.17 sq mi)
• Land	83.84 km^2 (32.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,292
• Density	15.4/km^2 (40/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.4%
• Dwellings	536
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1N0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 224 Route 239
Website	www.saint-hugues.com

Saint-Hugues (/ˌseɪnt ˈhjuːz/; French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.

History

In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.^[5]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Hugues, Quebec[9]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,281 —     1996 1,340 +4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,277 −4.7% 2006 1,310 +2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,292 −1.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hugues, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,290		1,270	1.2%	98.45%		15	40.0%	1.16%		5	n/a%	0.39%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2006		1,305		1,255	1.6%	96.17%		25	n/a%	1.92%		0	0.0%	0.00%		25	n/a%	1.92%
2001		1,275		1,275	5.9%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		1,370		1,355	n/a	98.91%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		15	n/a	1.09%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 133634 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Hugues
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Hugues, Quebec
5. Blanchard, Raoul (1947). Le centre du Canada français: "province de Québec". Beauchemin. p. 76.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census