| Yamaska | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pierre-De Saurel |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | December 19, 2001 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Louis R. Joyal |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Richelieu |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 73.04 |
| Population Total: | 1644 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 22.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
| Population Blank1: | 0.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 939 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0G 1W0 & J0G 1X0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,644.
Population trend:[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,644 | 0.1% | |
| 2006 | 1,643 (+) | 72.25% | |
| 2001 | 456 | 2.1% | |
| 1996 | 466 | 2.9% | |
| 1991 | 453 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of Parish of Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska and the Villages of Yamaska and Yamaska-Est.
Mother tongue language (2006)[5]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,555 | 96.28% | |
| English only | 25 | 1.55% | |
| Both English & French | 15 | 0.93% | |
| Other languages | 20 | 1.24% |