Pierre-De Saurel
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Location in province of Quebec.
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| Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W / 45.967; -73.000[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| Named for | Pierre de Saurel |
| County seat | Sorel-Tracy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gilles Salvas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 639.00 km2 (246.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 597.55 km2 (230.72 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)[3]
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| • Total | 51,025 |
| • Density | 85.4/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 25,425 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Pierre-De Saurel (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də soʁɛl]) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Originally named Le Bas-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, the name change to Pierre-De Saurel took effect on January 1, 2009. Its seat is in Sorel-Tracy. It is located on the Richelieu River, downstream from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality at the confluence of the Richelieu and Saint Lawrence River.
The RCM is named after Pierre de Saurel, a captain of the Carignan-Salières Regiment who rebuilt Fort Richelieu in 1666 and later became the area's seigneur.[4]
There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 51,843 (+1.6% from 2016) | 51,025 (+0.2% from 2011) | 50,900 (+1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 595.13 km2 (229.78 sq mi) | 597.55 km2 (230.72 sq mi) | 598.13 km2 (230.94 sq mi) |
| Population density | 87.1/km2 (226/sq mi) | 85.4/km2 (221/sq mi) | 85.1/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Median age | 51.6 (M: 50, F: 53.2) | 51.0 (M: 49.5, F: 52.3) | 49.0 (M: 48.1, F: 50.0) |
| Private dwellings | 24,725 (total) | 25,425 (total) | 24,648 (total) |
| Median household income | $52,922 | $46,235 |
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| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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50,390
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49,035 |  0.17%
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97.1% | 485 | 1.0%
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1.0% | 225 | 7.1%
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0.4% | 730 | 57.0%
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1.4% | |||||
2011
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50,200
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48,950 | 2.9%
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97.68% | 490 | 21.0%
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0.98% | 210 | 27.3%
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0.42% | 465 | 25.6%
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0.93% | |||||
2006
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48,855
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47,660 | 1.3%
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97.55% | 405 |  0.0%
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0.83% | 165 | 2.9%
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0.34% | 625 | 83.8%
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1.28% | |||||
2001
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49,205
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48,290 | 4.5%
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98.14% | 405 | 24.6%
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0.82% | 170 | 2.9%
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0.35% | 340 | 13.9%
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0.69% | |||||
1996
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51,480
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50,585 | n/a | 98.26% | 325 | n/a | 0.63% | 175 | n/a | 0.34% | 395 | n/a | 0.77% | |||||
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
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