Saint-Jérôme, Quebec

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Saint-Jérôme, Quebec is a town in Quebec, near Mirabel, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. It is home to CEGEP de Saint-Jérôme, one of the Colleges of General and Vocational Education located in the province. It is also home to a new branch campus, the Centre d'études universitaires des Laurentides, of the Université du Québec en Outaouaisan the mayor is Marc Gascon.

The town is a gateway to Laurentian mountains resorts.

It is an important stop on the north-south trunk of the "route verte" cycling path which makes it possible for nature lovers who are also pedaling enthusiasts to make short trips or excursions lasting several days going (or coming from) as far south as Blainville, Quebec on the outskirts of Montreal and as far north as Mont-Tremblant, Quebec without ever sharing the road with a motorized vehicle. North of Saint-Jérôme, the trail is known as the "P'tit Train du Nord" linear park^[1] and is also used as a cross-country ski trail in winter.

The town is named after Saint Jerome (ca. 347 – September 30, 420), a church father best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. His translation is known as the Vulgate.

In 2002 Saint-Jérôme amalgamated with the following municipalities (2001 populations):

Saint-Jérôme (24,583)
Bellefeuille (14,066)
Saint-Antoine (11,488)
Lafontaine (9,477)
a small part of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs (2,804)

1 Public transportation
2 Attractions
3 Notable people
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Public transportation

The Saint-Jérôme train and bus station is an intermodal bus and commuter train station. It serves bus routes operated by local transit agencies and by two intercity bus companies. Commuter trains to Montreal began to serve the station on Monday January 8, 2007, with four trains in each direction each business day.^[2]

[edit] Attractions

Roman Catholic cathedral, which includes a small museum
Vieux-Palais modern art museum and public library
Statue of Antoine Labelle, known as curé Labelle, who was principally responsible for the settlement of the Laurentians
Several summer festivals