Saint-Robert, Quebec

Saint-Robert
Municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Robert Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°WCoordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	October 17, 1857
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Gilles Salvas
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area[2][4]
• Total	64.60 km^2 (24.94 sq mi)
• Land	64.85 km^2 (25.04 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,794
• Density	27.7/km^2 (72/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	768
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1S0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132 Route 239
Website	www.saintrobert.qc.ca

Saint-Robert is a municipality southeast of Sorel-Tracy in the Regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,794. About 20 meteorites from the St-Robert meteorite shower were found here.

Demographics

Population Population trend: [5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,794 4.7% 2006 1,713 4.5% 2001 1,793 5.9% 1996 1,905 3.1% 1991 1,848 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,645 96.20% English only 15 0.88% Both English & French 10 0.58% Other languages 40 2.34%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 404076 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Robert
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec