Yamaska, Quebec

Yamaska
Municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Yamaska Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°55′W / 46.000°N 72.917°WCoordinates: 46°00′N 72°55′W / 46.000°N 72.917°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	December 19, 2001
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Louis R. Joyal
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area[2][4]
• Total	76.60 km^2 (29.58 sq mi)
• Land	73.04 km^2 (28.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,644
• Density	22.5/km^2 (58/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.1%
• Dwellings	939
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1X0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132 Route 235
Website	www.yamaska.ca

Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,644.

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,644 0.1% 2006 1,643 (+) 72.25% 2001 456 2.1% 1996 466 2.9% 1991 453 N/A (+) Amalgamation of Parish of Saint-Michel-d’Yamaska and the Villages of Yamaska and Yamaska-Est.

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,555 96.28% English only 25 1.55% Both English & French 15 0.93% Other languages 20 1.24%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 372811 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Yamaska
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Yamaska, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Yamaska, Quebec