Massueville

Massueville
Village municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Massueville is located in Southern Quebec
Massueville
Massueville
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°56′W / 45.917°N 72.933°W / 45.917; -72.933[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMPierre-De Saurel
Founded1835
ConstitutedMarch 25, 1903
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorRichard Gauthier
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingRichelieu
Area
[2][4]
 • Total
1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
 • Land1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
547
 • Density353.0/km2 (914/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 3.4%
 • Dwellings
261
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-239
Websitewww.massueville.net Edit this at Wikidata

Massueville is a village municipality in Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 547.

It is named after Gaspard-Aimé Massue, landowner (1812–1875).[5] The village is an enclave within the Municipality of Saint-Aimé. It lies along the banks of the Yamaska River.[1]

The core of the town is composed of several well kept heritage houses.[6]

History

Fire involving an abandoned convent

In 1835, Gaspard-Aimé Massue, lord of the Bonsecours Seignory, donated land to the parish on which first a chapel was built that same year, followed by the church in 1841, and the original presbytery around 1850.[6]

In 1903, the village was incorporated when it separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Aimé.[1]

Massueville had a big fire near the church in an abandoned convent on 27 October 2006.[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Massueville had a population of 547 living in 249 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 529. With a land area of 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 352.9/km2 (914.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Historical census populations – Massueville, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 654—    
1931 598−8.6%
1941 555−7.2%
1951 575+3.6%
1956 644+12.0%
1961 580−9.9%
YearPop.±%
1966 606+4.5%
1971 632+4.3%
1976 685+8.4%
1981 671−2.0%
1986 621−7.5%
1991 630+1.4%
YearPop.±%
1996 592−6.0%
2001 557−5.9%
2006 520−6.6%
2011 516−0.8%
2016 529+2.5%
2021 547+3.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[8][9]

Mother tongue language (2021):[4]

  • English as first language: 0.9 %
  • French as first language: 97.3 %
  • Both English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 0.9 %

Local government

List of former mayors:[10]

  • Prospère P. Lanoie (1903–1904)
  • Paul Dufault (1904–1906)
  • Joseph Archambault (1906–1907)
  • Joseph Ledoux (1907–1908)
  • Delphis Sylvestre (1908–1909, 1923–1927, 1935–1939)
  • Louis Archambault (1909–1912, 1917–1921)
  • Joseph Beauregard (1912–1913)
  • Michel St-Germain (1913–1914)
  • George Laferté (1914–1917)
  • George Ed. Hébert (1921–1923)
  • Paul Boisvert (1927–1929, 1933–1935)
  • Frédéric J. Normand (1929–1933)
  • Albert Bélanger (1939–1947)
  • Michel Proulx (1947–1948)
  • Arthur Lanoie (1948–1951)
  • Léonard Parent (1951–1957)
  • Maurice Mathieu (1957–1959)
  • Jean-Jacques Falardeau (1959–1969)
  • Wildor Hébert (1969–1971, 1977–1993)
  • Robert Niquette (1971–1977)
  • Pierre Michaud (1993–2005)
  • Denis Marion (2005–2021)
  • Richard Gauthier (2021–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Massueville". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 53010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b c d "Massueville (Code 2453010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. ^ Community Profile
  6. ^ a b "Historique - Patrimoine Bati". www.massueville.net. Municipalité de Massueville. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Un ancien couvent est la proie des flammes". TVA Nouvelles. Groupe TVA. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  9. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Massueville (village) 25.3.1903 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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