Sainte-Ursule

Sainte-Ursule
Municipality
Location within Maskinongé RCM
Location within Maskinongé RCM
Ste-Ursule is located in Central Quebec
Ste-Ursule
Ste-Ursule
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°17′N 73°02′W / 46.283°N 73.033°W / 46.283; -73.033
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
Settled1836
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorRéjean Carle
 • Fed. ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingMaskinongé
Area
 • Total
68.35 km2 (26.39 sq mi)
 • Land67.83 km2 (26.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,355
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-21
Increase 1.9%
 • Dwellings
722
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 3M0
Area code(s)819
Highways R-348 R-350
Websitewww.sainte-ursule.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sainte-Ursule (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t yʁsyl]) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

History

In 1836, the Parish of Sainte-Ursule was formed, named after the Ursuline nuns of Trois-Rivières. Circa 1840, settlers arrived along on the east bank of the Petite Rivière du Loup (Little Wolf River) and along the Ruisseau des Bélanger (Bélanger Creek). In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Ursule was created, abolished two years later, and reestablished in 1855. In 1851, its post office opened.

In 1917, Sainte-Ursule lost a portion of its territory to the then newly-created Parish Municipality of Sainte-Angèle, and again in 1950, to the then newly-created Municipality of Saint-Édouard.

In 2018, the status of parish municipality was changed to that of (regular) municipality.

Demographics

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reference number 433865". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51040". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sainte-Ursule (Code 2451040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Sainte-Angèle-de-Prémont (municipalité) 28.8.1917 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé (municipalité) 1.1.1950 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  6. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  7. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.