Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an də sɔʁɛl]) is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The community consists of a mainland section along with several islands extending into Lac Saint-Pierre. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,742, which makes it the largest municipality and the second largest urban division of the RCM.

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
Municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°04′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	May 14, 1877
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Michel Péloquin
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area [2][4]
• Total	59.10 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
• Land	38.39 km2 (14.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,742
• Density	71.4/km2 (185/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.1%
• Dwellings	1,412
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3P 5N3
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.sainteannedesorel.ca

From 2006 throughout 2010 there has been much speculation about Sainte-Anne willing to merge into Sorel-Tracy to become a district (much like the former Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel and Tracy municipalities), however at the present time there has been no future talk about it at both city halls. The RCM planning administration is against the merger though, as it would compromise development potential in Sainte-Anne in favor of Sorel, since property evaluation services would be unified.

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 2,742 0.1% 2006 2,745 2.3% 2001 2,683 4.0% 1996 2,795 2.5% 1991 2,868 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,695 98.72% English only 15 0.55% Both English & French 0 0.00% Other languages 20 0.73%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec