Saint-Hugues, Quebec
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Saint-Hugues | |
|---|---|
 Location within Les Maskoutains RCM. | |
  Saint-Hugues Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Constituted | November 6, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serge Picard |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.90 km2 (33.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 1,292 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 536 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-224  R-239 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Hugues (/ ... ˈhjuːz/ ... HEWZ, French: [sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.
