Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures () is a
city
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in central
Quebec
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, Canada, on the
Saint Lawrence River
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, adjacent to
Quebec City
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.
The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 as part of the
2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec
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and became part of the
Laurentien borough of that city. However, after a
2004 referendum it was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
The local post office was previously named Saint-Augustin-de-Portneuf from 1852, then Saint-Augustin-de-Québec from 1918 until this was renamed to the community's current name in 1986.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
* Population in 2021: 19,907 (2016 to 2021 population change: 5.8%)
* Population in 2016: 18,820
* Population in 2011: 18,141
* Population in 2006: 17,281
* Population in 2001: 15,732
* Population in 1996: 14,771
* Population in 1991: 12,680
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 1.1%
* French as first language: 97.5%
* English and French as first language: 0.2%
* Other as first language: 1.2%
In 2006, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures was 98.0% White, 0.5% Aboriginal, and 1.5% Visible Minorities.
Notable people
*
Sabrina Duchesne, Paralympic swimmer
See also
*
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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References
External links
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Populated places established in 1691
Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale
1691 establishments in the French colonial empire