Massueville, Quebec

Massueville is a village municipality in Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 516.

Massueville
Village municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Massueville is located in Southern Quebec
Massueville
Massueville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMPierre-De Saurel
ConstitutedMarch 25, 1903
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorDenis Marion
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingRichelieu
Area
[2][4]
 • Total1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
 • Land1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total516
 • Density312.5/km2 (809/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings
248
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-239
Census profile2453010[4]
MAMROT info53010[2]
Toponymie info39638[1]
Websitewww.massueville.net

It is named after Gaspard-Aimé Massue, landowner.[5] Its sister municipality is Saint-Aimé. The town lies the banks of the Yamaska river.

Fire involving an abandoned convent

The core of the town is composed of several well kept heritage houses. Massueville had a big fire near the church in an abandoned convent on 27 October 2006.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Massueville had a population of 547 living in 249 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 529. With a land area of 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 352.9/km2 (914.0/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 39638 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 53010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. "Massueville, Quebec (Code 2453010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. Community Profile
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. "Massueville, Quebec (Code 2453010) Community Profiles". 2006 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.



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