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Saint-Amable, Quebec

Saint-Amable
Municipality
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Saint-Amable is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Amable
Saint-Amable
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°39′N 73°18′W / 45.650°N 73.300°W / 45.650; -73.300Coordinates: 45°39′N 73°18′W / 45.650°N 73.300°W / 45.650; -73.300
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Marguerite-D'Youville
Constituted June 13, 1921
Government
 • Mayor François Gamache
 • Federal riding Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
 • Prov. riding Verchères
Area
 • Total 37.00 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
 • Land 36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,870
 • Density 296.3/km2 (767/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 29.4%
 • Dwellings 4,122
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0L 1N0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

A-30
Website www.st-amable.qc.ca

Saint-Amable is a town 38.1 kilometers east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,870.

The municipality, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763).

Within the fertile area between the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.




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