Saint-Amable, Quebec
| Saint-Amable | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. |
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 Saint-Amable
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 73°18′W / 45.650°N 73.300°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 73°18′W / 45.650°N 73.300°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Constituted | June 13, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Gamache |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Verchères |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.00 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,870 |
| • Density | 296.3/km2 (767/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 29.4% |
| • Dwellings | 4,122 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0L 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-20 (TCH)
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 A-30
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| Website | www |
Saint-Amable is a town 38.1 kilometers east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,870.
The municipality, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763).
Within the fertile area between the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.
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