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Saint-Hugues, Quebec

Saint-Hugues
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-Hugues is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Hugues
Saint-Hugues
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W / 45.800; -72.867Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W / 45.800; -72.867
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Les Maskoutains
Founded 1827
Constituted November 6, 1982
Government
 • Mayor Serge Picard
 • Federal riding Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. riding Saint-Hyacinthe
Area
 • Total 85.90 km2 (33.17 sq mi)
 • Land 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,292
 • Density 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 1.4%
 • Dwellings 536
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0H 1N0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 224
Route 239
Website www.saint-hugues.com

Saint-Hugues (/ˌsnt ˈhjuːz/; French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.

In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.




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