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Massueville, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°56′W / 45.917°N 72.933°W / 45.917; -72.933
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Massueville
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Massueville is located in Southern Quebec
Massueville
Massueville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°56′W / 45.917°N 72.933°W / 45.917; -72.933[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMPierre-De Saurel
ConstitutedMarch 25, 1903
Government
 • MayorDenis Marion
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingRichelieu
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
Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings
248
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-239
Census profile2453010[4]
MAMROT info53010[2]
Toponymie info39638[1]
Websitewww.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.

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

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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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 3.4% from its 2016 population of 529. With a land area of 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 352.9/km2 (914.0/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 39638". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 53010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b c "Massueville, Quebec (Code 2453010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Community Profile
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ^ "Massueville, Quebec (Code 2453010) Community Profiles". 2006 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.