Saint-Robert, Quebec

Saint-Robert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ]) is a municipality southeast of Sorel-Tracy in the Regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,794. About 20 meteorites from the St-Robert meteorite shower were found here.

Saint-Robert
Municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Robert Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W / 45.967; -73.000^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	October 17, 1857
Government ^[2]^[3]
• Mayor	Gilles Salvas
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area ^[2]^[4]
• Total	64.60 km^2 (24.94 sq mi)
• Land	64.85 km^2 (25.04 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)^[4]
• Total	1,794
• Density	27.7/km^2 (72/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	768
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1S0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-132 R-239
Website	www.saintrobert.qc.ca

Demographics

Population Population trend: ^[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,794   4.7% 2006 1,713   4.5% 2001 1,793   5.9% 1996 1,905   3.1% 1991 1,848 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)^[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,645 96.20% English only 15 0.88% Both English & French 10 0.58% Other languages 40 2.34%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 404076". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Robert
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Robert, Quebec