Yamaska
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Yamaska (French pronunciation: [jamaska]) is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,736.
Yamaska | |
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Facade of Église Saint-Michel | |
 Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM | |
  Yamaska Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46.0081°N 72.9167°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
| Constituted | December 19, 2001 |
| Named after | Yamaska River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Martin |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Richelieu |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 72.82 km2 (28.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 1,736 |
| • Density | 23.8/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.9% |
| • Dwellings | 932 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0G 1W0 & J0G 1X0 |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-132  R-235 |
| Website | www |
