Saint-Armand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿aʁmɑ̃]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the Eastern Townships. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,248. It is located on the Canada–United States border.
The Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg were amalgamated on February 3, 1999 to become the new Municipality of Saint-Armand.
Philipsburg, first known as Missiskoui Bay, was settled in 1784 and was reportedly the first settlement in the Eastern Townships. Saint-Armand, earlier known as Moore's Corners, was the site of the Skirmish at Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
( ) Amalgamation of the Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg on February 3, 1999.
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)
In addition to its French and English speaking populations, Saint-Armand is home to a number of Germanophones, with about 11% of the population speaking the language as of 2011.
Notable people
- Polly Barber, businesswoman
- Maria Elise Turner Lauder, writer
- Langley Frank Willard Smith, World War I flying ace
See also
- History of Quebec
- List of anglophone communities in Quebec
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Nigger Rock – a cemetery of free and enslaved black people
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