Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality
| Pierre-De Saurel | |
|---|---|
| Regional county municipality | |
 Location in province of Quebec. |
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| Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°WCoordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| Named for | Pierre de Saurel |
| County seat | Sorel-Tracy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gilles Salvas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 639.00 km2 (246.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 598.13 km2 (230.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 50,900 |
| • Density | 85.1/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.9% |
| • Dwellings | 24,648 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Pierre-De Saurel is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Originally named Le Bas-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, the name change to Pierre-De Saurel took effect on January 1, 2009. Its seat is in Sorel-Tracy. It is located on the Richelieu River, downstream from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality at the confluence of the Richelieu and Saint Lawrence River.
The RCM is named after Pierre de Saurel, a captain and seigneur who rebuilt Fort Richelieu in 1647.
There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:
Saint-David
Saint-Robert
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel
Yamaska
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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