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Saint-Hugues
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-HuguesLocation in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W / 45.800; -72.867
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Founded	1827
Constituted	November 6, 1982
Government
• Mayor	Serge Picard
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area
• Total	85.90 km (33.17 sq mi)
• Land	83.84 km (32.37 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,292
• Density	15.4/km (40/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.4%
• Dwellings	536
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1N0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-224 R-239
Website	www.saint-hugues.com

Saint-Hugues (/ ... ˈhjuːz/ ... HEWZ, French: [sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.

History

In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hugues, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,290		1,270	1.2%	98.45%		15	40.0%	1.16%		5	n/a%	0.39%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2006		1,305		1,255	1.6%	96.17%		25	n/a%	1.92%		0	0.0%	0.00%		25	n/a%	1.92%
2001		1,275		1,275	5.9%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		1,370		1,355	n/a	98.91%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		15	n/a	1.09%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 133634". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Hugues
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
5. Blanchard, Raoul (1947). Le centre du Canada français: "province de Québec". Beauchemin. pp. 76.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Louis Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu Saint-Guillaume Saint-Jude Saint-Hugues Saint-Eugène Saint-Barnabé-Sud Saint-Simon Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot

v t e  Subdivisions of Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
Cities	Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Pie
Municipalities	La Présentation Saint-Barnabé-Sud Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville Saint-Damase Saint-Dominique Saint-Hugues Saint-Jude Saint-Liboire Saint-Louis Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu Saint-Simon Saint-Valérien-de-Milton Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
Parishes	Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Villages	Sainte-Madeleine
Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie: Acton Beauharnois-Salaberry Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska La Vallée-du-Richelieu Le Haut-Richelieu Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Les Jardins-de-Napierville Les Maskoutains Marguerite-D'Youville Pierre-De Saurel Roussillon Rouville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Urban Agglomerations: Longueuil (TE) Native Reserves: Akwesasne Kahnawake

• Municipalities in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality