Saint-Amable is a town 38.1 kilometers east of Montreal

Montreal

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 in southwestern Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, within the Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais

Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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 was 8,398.

History

The municipality, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France

New France

New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...

 (1534-1763).

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	8,398	15.4%
2001	7,278	2.4%
1996	7,105	22.4%
1991	5,804	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	8,150	97.08%
English only	95	1.13%
Both English and French	15	0.18%
Other languages	135	1.61%

Economy

Within the fertile area between the St. Lawrence

Saint Lawrence River

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 and Richelieu

Richelieu River

The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...

 rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.

External links

• Municipality of St. Amable — home page
• Biography of Amable de Riom (in French)