Saint-Ubalde, Quebec

Saint-Ubalde
Municipality
Location within Portneuf RCM.
Saint-Ubalde Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°45′N 72°16′W / 46.750°N 72.267°WCoordinates: 46°45′N 72°16′W / 46.750°N 72.267°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Portneuf
Settled	1860
Constituted	March 3, 1973
Government[2]
• Mayor	Pierre Saint-Germain
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Portneuf
Area[2][3]
• Total	146.40 km^2 (56.53 sq mi)
• Land	140.21 km^2 (54.14 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,403
• Density	10.0/km^2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.8%
• Dwellings	1,015
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0A 4L0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 363
Website	www.st-ubalde.qc.ca

Saint-Ubalde is a rural municipality in Portneuf County in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east where there are numerous lakes such as Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, and Thom. Therefore its economy is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fishing).^[1]

History

Saint-Ubald (originally without an "e") was founded by people from Neuville in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf), and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened.^[1]

In 1920, the village centre separated from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Ubalde. But in 1973, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Ubalde.^[1]

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1403 (2006 to 2011 population change: -3.8%)
• Population in 2006: 1458
• Population in 2001: 1460
• Population in 1996: 1540
• Population in 1991: 1552

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 646 (total dwellings: 1015)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 99.3%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.7%

References

1. "Saint-Ubalde (municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Ubalde
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Ubalde census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census