Massueville, Quebec

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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 Coordinates: 45°55′N72°56′W / 45.917°N 72.933°W / 45.917; -72.933 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
ConstitutedMarch 25, 1903
Government
  MayorDenis Marion
   Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
   Prov. riding Richelieu
Area
  Total1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
  Land1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011) [4]
  Total516
  Density312.5/km2 (809/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
Decrease2.svg 0.8%
  Dwellings
248
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
HighwaysQc239.svg Route 239
Census profile 2453010 [4]
MAMROT info 53010 [2]
Toponymie info 39638 [1]
Website www.massueville.net

Massueville is a village municipality in Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 516.

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It is named after Gaspard-Aimé Massue, landowner. [5] Its sister municipality is Saint-Aimé. The town lies the banks of the Yamaska river.

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

The core of the town is composed of several well kept heritage houses. Massueville had a big fire near the church in an abandoned convent on 27 October 2006.

Demographics

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References

  1. 1 2 Reference number 39638 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 53010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 "(Code 2453010) Census Profile". 2011 census . Statistics Canada. 2012.
  5. Community Profile
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. "(Code 2453010) Community Profiles". 2006 census . Statistics Canada. 2007.