Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 46.7333°N -99°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Capitale-Nationale |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | None |
Subdivision Type4: | Agglomeration |
Subdivision Name4: | Quebec City |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1679 |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | January 1, 2006 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Sylvain Juneau |
Leader Title1: | MP |
Leader Name1: | Joël Godin (C) |
Leader Title2: | MNA |
Leader Name2: | Geneviève Guilbault (C) |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 105.00 |
Area Land Km2: | 85.80 |
Population Total: | 19907 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 232 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 5.8% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 8453 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | G3A |
Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (pronounced as /fr/) is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City.
The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 as part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec and became part of the Laurentien borough of that city. However, after a 2004 referendum it was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
The local post office was previously named Saint-Augustin-de-Portneuf from 1852, then Saint-Augustin-de-Québec from 1918 until this was renamed to the community's current name in 1986.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 85.8km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
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In 2006, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures was 98.0% White, 0.5% Aboriginal, and 1.5% Visible Minorities.