Yamaska, Quebec

"Yamaska" redirects here. For other uses, see Yamaska (disambiguation).

Yamaska
Municipality
Facade of Église Saint-Michel
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Yamaska Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°00′29″N72°55′00″W / 46.0081°N 72.9167°W / 46.0081; -72.9167 [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 km2 (29.58 sq mi)
• Land	73.04 km2 (28.20 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [4]
• Total	1,644
• Density	22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.1%
• Dwellings	939
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1W0 & J0G 1X0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-132 R-235
Website	www.yamaska.ca

Yamaska (French pronunciation: [jamaska] ) 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. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 372811". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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

External links

• Media related to Yamaska, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons