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.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 53,909 —     1996 52,289 −3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 50,066 −4.3% 2006 49,932 −0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 50,900 +1.9% 2016 51,025 +0.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		50,390		49,035	0.17%	97.1%		485	1.0%	1.0%		225	7.1%	0.4%		730	57.0%	1.4%
2011		50,200		48,950	2.9%	97.68%		490	21.0%	0.98%		210	27.3%	0.42%		465	25.6%	0.93%
2006		48,855		47,660	1.3%	97.55%		405	0.0%	0.83%		165	2.9%	0.34%		625	83.8%	1.28%
2001		49,205		48,290	4.5%	98.14%		405	24.6%	0.82%		170	2.9%	0.35%		340	13.9%	0.69%
1996		51,480		50,585	n/a	98.26%		325	n/a	0.63%		175	n/a	0.34%		395	n/a	0.77%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec