Saint-Ubalde, Quebec
| Saint-Ubalde | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Portneuf RCM. |
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 Saint-Ubalde
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| Coordinates: 46°45′N 72°16′W / 46.750°N 72.267°WCoordinates: 46°45′N 72°16′W / 46.750°N 72.267°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | 1860 |
| Constituted | March 3, 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Saint-Germain |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 146.40 km2 (56.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 140.21 km2 (54.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,403 |
| • Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 1,015 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0A 4L0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 363
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| Website | www |
Saint-Ubalde is a rural municipality in Portneuf County in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east where there are numerous lakes such as Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, and Thom. Therefore its economy is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fishing).
Saint-Ubald (originally without an "e") was founded by people from Neuville in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf), and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened.
In 1920, the village centre separated from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Ubalde. But in 1973, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Ubalde.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 646 (total dwellings: 1015)
Mother tongue:
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