Hébertville Explained

Hébertville
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates:48.4°N -112°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:December 16, 1972
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Martin Bergeron
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:268.80
Area Land Km2:261.44
Population Total:2441
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:9.3
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 0.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1204
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Hébertville is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

History

Hébertville was founded in 1849 and is named for the priest Nicolas-Tolentin Hébert (1810-1888), the son of Jean-Baptiste Hébert, a Patriot representative jailed in Montreal in 1837. It was the first establishment to be colonised in the Lac Saint-Jean area. This municipality offered a future development near the Aulnaies Falls, situated at the heart of the village.

At this location, saw and flour mills were constructed to provide work and food for the first inhabitants.

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Notes and References

  1. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Hébertville
  2. Web site: Hébertville census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2010-10-29.