Saint-Amable

Saint-Amable (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿amabl]) is a town 38.1 km (23.7 mi)^[7] east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 13,322.

Saint-Amable
City
Waterpark in Saint-Amable
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Saint-Amable Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°39′N 73°18′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Marguerite-D'Youville
Constituted	June 13, 1921
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Stéphane Williams
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Verchères
Area [2][4][5]
• City	37.00 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
• Land	36.77 km2 (14.20 sq mi)
• Urban	7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[6][5]
• City	13,322
• Density	362.3/km2 (938/sq mi)
• Urban	11,199
• Urban density	1,417.8/km2 (3,672/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.5%
• Dwellings	5,190
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 1N0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH)	A-30
Website	www.st-amable.qc.ca

History

The city, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763).

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Amable, Quebec^[8]

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	675	—
1941	999	+48.0%
1951	1,375	+37.6%
1956	1,634	+18.8%
1961	1,907	+16.7%
1966	2,115	+10.9%
1971	2,392	+13.1%
1976	3,128	+30.8%
1981	4,268	+36.4%
1986	4,531	+6.2%
1991	5,804	+28.1%
1996	7,105	+22.4%
2001	7,278	+2.4%
2006	8,398	+15.4%
2011	10,870	+29.4%
2016	12,167	+11.9%
2021	13,322	+9.5%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Amable had a population of 13,322 living in 5,105 of its 5,190 total private dwellings, a change of 9.5% from its 2016 population of 12,167. With a land area of 36.77 km² (14.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 362.3/km² (938.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

Canada census – Saint-Amable community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	13,322 (+9.5% from 2016)	12,167 (+11.3% from 2011)	10,870 (+29.4% from 2006)
Land area	36.77 km2 (14.20 sq mi)	36.81 km2 (14.21 sq mi)	36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Population density	362.3/km2 (938/sq mi)	330.6/km2 (856/sq mi)	296.3/km2 (767/sq mi)
Median age	36.4 (M: 36.4, F: 36.4)	34.9 (M: 35.2, F: 34.6)	33.5 (M: 33.8, F: 33.2)
Private dwellings	5,190 (total)	4,672 (total)	4,122 (total)
Median household income	$92,000	$75,599	$70,325

References: 2021^[10] 2016^[11] 2011^[12]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Amable, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		13,320		12,395	6.9%	93.1%		180	20.0%	1.4%		130	85.7%	1.0%		515	68.9%	3.9%
2016		12,170		11,600	11.5%	95.3%		150	9.1%	1.2%		70	75.0%	0.6%		305	35.6%	2.5%
2011		10,835		10,405	27.7%	96.0%		165	73.7%	1.5%		40	166.7%	0.4%		225	66.7%	2.1%
2006		8,395		8,150	14.7%	97.1%		95	18.7%	1.1%		15	0.0%	0.2%		135	107.7%	1.6%
2001		7,265		7,105	2.5%	97.8%		80	6.7%	1.1%		15	0.0%	0.2%		65	7.1%	0.9%
1996		7,090		6,930	n/a	97.7%		75	n/a	1.1%		15	n/a	0.2%		70	n/a	1.0%

Economy

Within the fertile area between the Saint Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec