Hébertville
Hébertville is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Hébertville | |
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Hébertville Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°24′N 71°41′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
Constituted | December 16, 1972 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin Bergeron |
• Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
• Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
Area | |
• Total | 268.80 km2 (103.78 sq mi) |
• Land | 261.44 km2 (100.94 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,441 |
• Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 1,204 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-169 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
History
Hébertville was founded in 1849 and is named for the priest Nicolas-Tolentin Hébert (1810-1888), the son of Jean-Baptiste Hébert, a Patriot representative jailed in Montreal in 1837. It was the first establishment to be colonised in the Lac Saint-Jean area. This municipality offered a future development near the Aulnaies Falls, situated at the heart of the village.
At this location, saw and flour mills were constructed to provide work and food for the first inhabitants.
See also
References
- "Reference number 28325 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Hébertville Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- "Hébertville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
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