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Yamaska, Quebec

Yamaska
Municipality
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Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Yamaska is located in Southern Quebec
Yamaska
Yamaska
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°55′W / 46°N 72.92°W / 46; -72.92Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°55′W / 46°N 72.92°W / 46; -72.92
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted December 19, 2001
Government
 • Mayor Louis R. Joyal
 • Federal riding Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 • Prov. riding Richelieu
Area
 • Total 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi)
 • Land 73.04 km2 (28.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,644
 • Density 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.1%
 • Dwellings 939
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0G 1X0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Route 235
Website www.yamaska.ca

Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,644.

Population trend:

(+) Amalgamation of Parish of Saint-Michel-d’Yamaska and the Villages of Yamaska and Yamaska-Est.

Mother tongue language (2006)


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