Hébertville

Hébertville is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Hébertville
Location of Hébertville
Hébertville is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Hébertville
Hébertville
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°24′N 71°41′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
ConstitutedDecember 16, 1972
Government
  MayorMartin Bergeron
  Federal ridingLac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
  Total268.80 km2 (103.78 sq mi)
  Land261.44 km2 (100.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total2,441
  Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
Increase 0.8%
  Dwellings
1,204
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-169
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.ville.hebertville.qc.ca

History

Hébertville in 1906

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.

Eusèbe Simard farm in Hébertville around 1906

See also

References

  1. "Reference number 28325 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Hébertville Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Hébertville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

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