Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
Municipality
Monk's canal
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°04′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	May 14, 1877
Government
• Mayor	Michel Péloquin
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area
• Total	59.10 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
• Land	36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,731
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.4%
• Dwellings	1,350
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3P 5N3
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.sainteannedesorel.ca

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an də sɔʁɛl]) is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The community consists of a mainland section along with several islands extending into Lac Saint-Pierre. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,731, which makes it the largest municipality and the second largest urban division of the RCM.

From 2006 throughout 2010 there has been much speculation about Sainte-Anne willing to merge into Sorel-Tracy to become a district (much like the former Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel and Tracy municipalities), however at the present time there has been no future talk about it at both city halls. The RCM planning administration is against the merger though, as it would compromise development potential in Sainte-Anne in favor of Sorel, since property evaluation services would be unified.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	2,731	1.4%
2016	2,771	1.1%
2011	2,742	0.1%
2006	2,745	2.3%
2001	2,683	4.0%
1996	2,795	2.5%
1991	2,868	7.7%
1986	2,662	3.5%
1981	2,573	13.4%
1976	2,268	15.2%
1971	1,969	13.8%
1966	1,730	34.3%
1961	1,288	9.4%
1956	1,179	16.6%
1951	1,011	27.0%
1941	796	2.6%
1931	817	7.7%
1921	885	6.4%
1911	946	15.8%
1901	1,123	7.4%
1891	1,213	3.2%
1881	1,175	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,675	97.8%
English only	30	1.1%
Both English & French	10	0.4%
Other languages	15	0.5%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec