Saint-Ubalde

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Saint-Ubalde
Municipality
Saint-Paul Street
Saint-Paul Street
Coat of arms of Saint-Ubalde
Coat of arms
Location within Portneuf RCM
Location within Portneuf RCM
St-Ubalde is located in Central Quebec
St-Ubalde
St-Ubalde
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°45′N 72°16′W / 46.750°N 72.267°W / 46.750; -72.267[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
Settled1860
ConstitutedMarch 3, 1973
Government
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 • MayorGuy Germain
 • Fed. ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
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 • Total
147.42 km2 (56.92 sq mi)
 • Land140.72 km2 (54.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,456
 • Density10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 3.1%
 • Dwellings
1,055
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 4L0
Area codes418, 581
Highways R-363
Websitesaintubalde.com Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Ubalde (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ybald]) is a rural municipality in Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east. The inhabited section is located in the southeast.

Numerous watercourses and lakes (Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, Thom) crisscross and dot is entire territory. Saint-Ubalde is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fishing).[1][4]

History

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Saint-Ubald (originally without an "e") was founded by people from Neuville in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf), and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened.[1]

In 1920, the village centre separated from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Ubalde. But in 1973, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Ubalde.[1]

Demographics

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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 735 (total dwellings: 1055)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.4%
  • French as first language: 97.9%
  • English and French as first languages: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 0.7%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Saint-Ubalde (municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 34090". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Saint-Ubalde (Code 2434090) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  4. ^ Stéfanos (2012-07-30). "Hydrological and multi-resource portrait of the Sainte-Anne River watershed" (PDF) (in French). CAPSA. pp. 27/137. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Ubalde census profile
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