Varennes, Quebec
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| Ville de Varennes, Québec | |||
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| Country | Canada  |
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| Province | Québec  |
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| Municipality | Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais | ||
| Established | 1672 | ||
| Incorporated | 1972 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Michel Tremblay | ||
| - Governing Body | Varennes City Council | ||
| - MPs | Luc Malo (BQ) | ||
| - MNAs | Stéphane Bergeron (PQ) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Town | 94 km² (36.3 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 19 m (62.3 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| - Town | 20,573 | ||
| - Density | 218.9/km² (566.9/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | J3X | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 | ||
| Website: Ville de Varennes | |||
Varennes is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais.
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[edit] History
The history of Varennes [1]starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières[2] in New France. René Gaultier[3],sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes[4]. Jaques-René[5], one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérese, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the british during the Seven Years war. It was part of Quebec then of Lower Canada before it returned to be part of Quebec again.
Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.
[edit] Prominent citizens
- Marie-Marguerite d'Youville
- Marc-Amable Girard
- Théodore Robitaille
- Félix Geoffrion
- Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
- Louis-Adélard Sénécal
- Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave
- Marie-Mai
- Louis Massue
[edit] Location
| North: Verchères | ||
| West: Saint Lawrence River |
Varennes | East: Saint-Amable |
| South: Longueuil, Sainte-Julie |
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[edit] External Links
- Statistics from the 2001 Census on the Statistics Canada website:
[edit] References
- ^ (French)Varennes: notes pour servir à l'histoire de cette seigneurie
- ^ Régiment de Carignan-Salières In french on Wikipédia
- ^ Biography of René Gaultier de Varennes in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, Library and Archives Canada
- ^ (French)Toponymy page on the Varennes web site
- ^ Biography of Jacques-René Gaultier de Varennes in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, Library and Archives Canada
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