Saint-Amable () is a town
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in southwestern Quebec
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, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality
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. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census
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was 13,322.
History
The city, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France
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(1534-1763).
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Saint-Amable had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Economy
Within the fertile area between the Saint Lawrence
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and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.
See also
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References
External links
Municipality of St. Amable
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Greater Montreal
Incorporated places in Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality