Hébertville

For other uses, see Hébertville (disambiguation).

Hébertville (French pronunciation: [ebɛʁvil]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Hébertville
Municipality
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 [2]
• Mayor	Marc Richard
• Federal riding	Jonquière
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area [2][3]
• 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)	G8N 1S8
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-169
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.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

• List of municipalities in Quebec