Laurierville, Quebec

Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Laurierville
Municipality
Aerial view of Laurierville
Aerial view of Laurierville
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Laurierville is located in Southern Quebec
Laurierville
Laurierville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°18′N 71°39′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCML'Érable
ConstitutedNovember 26, 1997
Government
[2]
 • MayorEtienne Briere
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingArthabaska
Area
[2][3]
 • Total108.80 km2 (42.01 sq mi)
 • Land107.91 km2 (41.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,313
 • Density12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 2.5%
 • Dwellings
605
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1P0
Area code819
Highways R-116
R-218
R-267
Websitewww.laurierville.net

It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (the latter not to be confused with a different, modern-day Sainte-Julie in Montérégie). Laurierville contains the new storage warehouse of the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers.

Notable people
  • Fernand Labrie, medical researcher[4]
  • Marie-Rose Turcot, writer[5]

References
  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 337655". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32072". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Laurierville, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. Biron, Pierre-Paul (2019-01-17). "Décès d'un grand chercheur québécois". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  5. "Marie-Rose Turcot 1887-1977 - Historical background". Ontario Heritage Trust. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-01.




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