Massueville

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Massueville
Village municipality
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Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
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Massueville
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°55′N72°56′W / 45.917°N 72.933°W / 45.917; -72.933 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Founded1835
ConstitutedMarch 25, 1903
Government
[2] [3]
 • MayorRichard Gauthier
 •  Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 •  Prov. riding Richelieu
Area
[2] [4]
 • Total1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
 • Land1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021) [4]
 • Total547
 • Density353.0/km2 (914/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase2.svg 3.4%
 • Dwellings
261
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G 1K0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
HighwaysQc239.svg R-239
Website www.massueville.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Massueville is a village municipality in Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 547.

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It is named after Gaspard-Aimé Massue, landowner (1812–1875). [5] The village is an enclave within the Municipality of Saint-Aimé. It lies along the banks of the Yamaska River. [1]

The core of the town is composed of several well kept heritage houses. [6]

History

Fire involving an abandoned convent Fire inside an abandoned convent in Massueville, Quebec, Canada.jpg
Fire involving an abandoned convent

In 1835, Gaspard-Aimé Massue, lord of the Bonsecours Seignory, donated land to the parish on which first a chapel was built that same year, followed by the church in 1841, and the original presbytery around 1850. [6]

In 1903, the village was incorporated when it separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Aimé. [1]

Massueville had a big fire near the church in an abandoned convent on 27 October 2006. [7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Massueville had a population of 547 living in 249 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Massueville, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 654—    
1931 598−8.6%
1941 555−7.2%
1951 575+3.6%
1956 644+12.0%
1961 580−9.9%
YearPop.±%
1966 606+4.5%
1971 632+4.3%
1976 685+8.4%
1981 671−2.0%
1986 621−7.5%
1991 630+1.4%
YearPop.±%
1996 592−6.0%
2001 557−5.9%
2006 520−6.6%
2011 516−0.8%
2016 529+2.5%
2021 547+3.4%
Source: Statistics Canada [8] [9]

Mother tongue language (2021): [4]

Local government

List of former mayors: [10]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Massueville". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec . Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 53010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Massueville (Code 2453010) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. ↑ Community Profile
  6. 1 2 "Historique - Patrimoine Bati". www.massueville.net. Municipalité de Massueville. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Un ancien couvent est la proie des flammes". TVA Nouvelles. Groupe TVA. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  9. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ↑ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Massueville (village) 25.3.1903 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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