Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Coat of arms of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Location within Quebec TE.
Location within Quebec TE.
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°44′N 71°28′W / 46.733°N 71.467°W / 46.733; -71.467[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMNone
AgglomerationQuebec City
Settled1679
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
 • MayorSylvain Juneau
 • MPJoël Godin (C)
 • MNAGeneviève Guilbault (C)
Area
 • Total105.00 km2 (40.54 sq mi)
 • Land85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi)
Population
 • Total19,907
 • Density232/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.8%
 • Dwellings
8,453
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-40

R-138
R-358
R-367
Websitewww.ville.
st-augustin.qc.ca

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿oɡystɛ̃ demɔʁ]) is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City.

The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 as part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec and became part of the Laurentien borough of that city. However, after a 2004 referendum it was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006.

The local post office was previously named Saint-Augustin-de-Portneuf from 1852, then Saint-Augustin-de-Québec from 1918 until this was renamed to the community's current name in 1986.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures census profile
  4. ^ (in French)Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures at Commission de toponymie Québec Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine