Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality
Pierre-De Saurel | |
|---|---|
Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 73°00′W / 45.967°N 73.000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| Named after | Pierre de Saurel |
| County seat | Sorel-Tracy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gilles Salvas |
| Area | |
• Total | 639.00 km2 (246.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 597.55 km2 (230.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 51,025 |
| • Density | 85.4/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 25,425 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Pierre-De Saurel (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də soʁɛl]) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Originally named Le Bas-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, the name change to Pierre-De Saurel took effect on January 1, 2009. Its seat is in Sorel-Tracy. It is located on the Richelieu River, downstream from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality at the confluence of the Richelieu and Saint Lawrence River.
The RCM is named after Pierre de Saurel, a captain of the Carignan-Salières Regiment who rebuilt Fort Richelieu in 1666 and later became the area's seigneur.