Saint-Honoré, Quebec

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Honoré that merged into Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley in 2000.
Saint-Honoré
Municipality
Saint-Honoré

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°32′N 71°05′W / 48.533°N 71.083°W / 48.533; -71.083Coordinates: 48°32′N 71°05′W / 48.533°N 71.083°W / 48.533; -71.083[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled 1863
Constituted December 16, 1972
Government[2]
  Mayor Marie-Luce Demers-Martin
  Federal riding Jonquière
  Prov. riding Dubuc
Area[2][3]
  Total 190.90 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
  Land 189.14 km2 (73.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 5,257
  Density 27.8/km2 (72/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Increase 11.2%
  Dwellings 2,083
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0V 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.ville.sthonore.qc.ca

Saint-Honoré is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and its most populous municipality.

Economy

The economy of Saint-Honoré is mainly based on agriculture and mining. Niobec is one of the mines located in Saint-Honoré, it is also the only active niobium mine in North America.

References

  1. Reference number 56735 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Honoré
  3. 1 2 "Saint-Honoré census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

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