Saint-Honoré, Quebec
Not to be confused with the former Saint-Honoré that merged into Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley in 2000.
Saint-Honoré | |
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Municipality | |
Saint-Honoré Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°32′N 71°05′W / 48.533°N 71.083°WCoordinates: 48°32′N 71°05′W / 48.533°N 71.083°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
Settled | 1863 |
Constituted | December 16, 1972 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Marie-Luce Demers-Martin |
• Federal riding | Jonquière |
• Prov. riding | Dubuc |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 190.90 km2 (73.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 189.14 km2 (73.03 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 5,257 |
• Density | 27.8/km2 (72/sq mi) |
• Pop (2006–11) | 11.2% |
• Dwellings | 2,083 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0V 1L0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website |
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Saint-Honoré is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and its most populous municipality.
Economy
The economy of Saint-Honoré is mainly based on agriculture and mining. Niobec is one of the mines located in Saint-Honoré, it is also the only active niobium mine in North America.
References
- ↑ Reference number 56735 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Honoré
- 1 2 "Saint-Honoré census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
External links
Media related to Saint-Honoré at Wikimedia Commons
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