Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area code(s) 450 and 579 Area 37 km² Local time Tuesday 10:38 AM | Constituted June 13, 1921 Postal code(s) J0L 1N0 Highways
A-20 (TCH) A-30 Population 10,870 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 99% Humidity RCMs Montérégie, Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality | ||
Saint-Amable is a town 38.1 kilometers east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,870.
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Map of Saint-Amable, QC, Canada
History
The municipality, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763).
Economy
Within the fertile area between the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.
References
Saint-Amable, Quebec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA