Massueville is a village municipality in Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 547.
Massueville | |
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 Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM | |
  Massueville Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°56′W / 45.917°N 72.933°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Constituted | March 25, 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Gauthier |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Richelieu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 547 |
| • Density | 353.0/km2 (914/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-239 |
| Website | www |
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
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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
editIn 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]
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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
editList 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
edit- List of village municipalities in Quebec
- Aignan-Aimé Massue (1781–1866), father of Gaspard-Aimé Massue
- Joseph-Aimé Massue (1860–1891), son of Gaspard-Aimé Massue
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b c d "Massueville (Code 2453010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Community Profile
- ^ a b "Historique - Patrimoine Bati". www.massueville.net. Municipalité de Massueville. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Un ancien couvent est la proie des flammes". TVA Nouvelles. Groupe TVA. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Massueville (village) 25.3.1903 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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