Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
Named for | Pierre de Saurel |
County seat | Sorel-Tracy |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Gilles Salvas |
Area | |
• 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 code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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]