Yamaska | |
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Coordinates: 46°00′N72°55′W / 46°N 72.92°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
Constituted | December 19, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Louis R. Joyal |
• Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
• Prov. riding | Richelieu |
Area | |
• 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 (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.
Population trend: [5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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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.
Mother tongue language (2006) [6]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 1,555 | 96.28% |
English only | 25 | 1.55% |
Both English & French | 15 | 0.93% |
Other languages | 20 | 1.24% |
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