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.
Saint-Hugues | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Saint-Hugues Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
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)[4] | |
• Total | 1,292 |
• Density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 536 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0H 1N0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.[5]
2011 | |
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Population | 1,292 (-1.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) |
Population density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Median age | 39.6 (M: 39.9, F: 39.5) |
Total private dwellings | 536 |
Median household income | $60,864 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hugues, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
1,290 |
1,270 | ![]() |
98.45% | 15 | ![]() |
1.16% | 5 | ![]() |
0.39% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
1,305 |
1,255 | ![]() |
96.17% | 25 | ![]() |
1.92% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 25 | ![]() |
1.92% | |||||
2001 |
1,275 |
1,275 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
1,370 |
1,355 | n/a | 98.91% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 1.09% |
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