Saint-Ours, Quebec

City in Quebec, Canada

45°53′N 73°09′W / 45.883°N 73.150°W / 45.883; -73.150^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionMontérégieRCMPierre-De SaurelConstitutedApril 17, 1991Government

^[2]^[3]

• MayorSylvain Dupuis • Federal riding Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel • Prov. ridingRichelieuArea

^[2]^[4]

• Total61.00 km² (23.55 sq mi) • Land59.39 km² (22.93 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[4]

• Total1,721 • Density29.0/km² (75/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

1.2% • Dwellings

856Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0G

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-133Websitewww.ville.saintours.qc.ca

Saint-Ours is a city located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,721. Founded in 1650 and originally constituent of the Saint-Ours Parish Municipality, which merged alongside L'Immaculée-Conception-de-Saint-Ours municipality in 1991, Saint-Ours is one of the earliest settlements in Montérégie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Ours had a population of 1,723 living in 797 of its 858 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,669. With a land area of 59.23 km² (22.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.1/km² (75.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,721	1.2%
2006	1,700	4.7%
2001	1,624	0.3%
1996	1,619	0.6%
1991	1,628	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[7]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,650	97.06%
English only	25	1.47%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	25	1.47%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57356". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Ours
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
^ ^a ^b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Ours, Quebec