Saint-Hugues | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM. |
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Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°WCoordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W | |
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 | 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 (/ˌseɪnt 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.