Pierreville, Quebec

Pierreville
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM
Pierreville Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°49′W / 46.067°N 72.817°W / 46.067; -72.817[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	June 13, 2001
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	André Descôteaux
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	124.90 km2 (48.22 sq mi)
• Land	78.31 km2 (30.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,176
• Density	27.8/km2 (72/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	6.9%
• Dwellings	1,152
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1J0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-132 R-226
Website	www.pierreville.net

Pierreville (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁvil] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,176.

Pierreville faces the town of Saint-François-du-Lac across the Saint-François river, and lies at the junction of Route 132 and Route 226. Part of the Abenaki Indian reserve of Odanak is an enclave within the city limits of Pierreville. The limits of the reserve begin only a short walk away from the town's main street.