Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is a town

Town

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 in the Regional county municipality

Regional county municipality

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 of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie

Montérégie

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, Quebec

Quebec

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. It is located north of the Tracy section of Sorel-Tracy. Champlain Street marks the town's southern limit from Sorel-Tracy, and the rest of the town is surrounded by water (either Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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 or Richelieu River

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...

).

As it is the case with neighboring municipalities, metallurgy

Metallurgy

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 plays a significant role in the town's economy. The Sorel-Tracy based QIT et Titane has a facility which occupies the western part of the town, while the eastern part of the town is essentially home to the Les Forges de Sorel company. This leaves the central part as the only portion of the town that is fully residential.

The population of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel was 1,686 as of the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	1,686	4.1%
2001	1,758	6.2%
1996	1,875	9.4%
1991	2,069	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,630	98.49%
English only	15	0.91%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	0.60%