Massueville, Quebec

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

Massueville
Village municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Massueville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°56′W[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
 0.8%
 • Dwellings
248
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 239
Census profile2453010[4]
MAMROT info53010[2]
Toponymie info39638[1]
Websitewww.massueville.net

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

See also

References
  1. Reference number 39638 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 53010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. "(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.



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