Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality

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.

Pierre-De Saurel
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Effective	January 1, 1982
Named after	Pierre de Saurel
County seat	Sorel-Tracy
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Gilles Salvas
Area [2][3]
• Total	639.00 km2 (246.72 sq mi)
• Land	597.55 km2 (230.72 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• 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 codes	450 and 579
Website	www.mrcpierredesaurel.com

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]

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (3) Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Saint-Ours Sorel-Tracy

Municipalities (7) Saint-Aimé Saint-David Saint-Robert Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel Yamaska

Parishes (1) Saint-Gérard-Majella

Villages (1) Massueville

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pierre-De Saurel community profile

	2021	2016	2011
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

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Historical Census Data - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 53,909 —     1996 52,289 −3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 50,066 −4.3% 2006 49,932 −0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 50,900 +1.9% 2016 51,025 +0.2%
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Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		50,390		49,035	0.17%	97.1%		485	1.0%	1.0%		225	7.1%	0.4%		730	57.0%	1.4%
2011		50,200		48,950	2.9%	97.68%		490	21.0%	0.98%		210	27.3%	0.42%		465	25.6%	0.93%
2006		48,855		47,660	1.3%	97.55%		405	0.0%	0.83%		165	2.9%	0.34%		625	83.8%	1.28%
2001		49,205		48,290	4.5%	98.14%		405	24.6%	0.82%		170	2.9%	0.35%		340	13.9%	0.69%
1996		51,480		50,585	n/a	98.26%		325	n/a	0.63%		175	n/a	0.34%		395	n/a	0.77%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[9]

Autoroutes A-30

Principal highways R-122 R-132 R-133

Secondary highways R-223 R-235 R-239

External routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec