Saint-Urbain, Quebec

Saint-Urbain
Parish municipality
Location within Charlevoix RCM. Location within Charlevoix RCM.
Saint-Urbain Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Charlevoix
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Claudette Simard
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
• Total	331.10 km2 (127.84 sq mi)
• Land	335.86 km2 (129.68 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)
• Total	1,474
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.8%
• Dwellings	672
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0A 4K0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 138 Route 381
Website	www.sainturbain.qc.ca

Saint-Urbain is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the Capitale-Nationale region.

The municipality lies along Quebec Route 381 at the intersection with Quebec Route 138.

History

Saint-Urbain was one of the localities affected by the 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2011: 1474 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.8%)
• Population in 2006: 1448
• Population in 2001: 1430
• Population in 1996: 1528
• Population in 1991: 1599

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 603 (total dwellings: 672)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

People born in Saint Urbain

• Onésime Gauthier (1834-1886), a Canadian politician
• Joseph-Arsène Bonnier (1879–1962), a Canadian politician

Media

Television :

• CIMT-DT
• CKRT-DT