Saint-Hubert, Quebec
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| Saint-Hubert, Quebec | |||
| — Borough — | |||
| Arrondissement de Saint-Hubert | |||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| City | Longueuil | ||
| Municipality | 1860 | ||
| Merger with Longueuil | January 1, 2002 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Borough Mayor | Stéphane Desjardins | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 65.98 km² (25.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006 (est.)) | |||
| - Total | 78,336 | ||
| - Density | 1,187.27/km² (3,075/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Area code = 450 |
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| Website: www.ville.longueuil.qc.ca | |||
Saint-Hubert is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics Institute, Saint-Hubert had 78,336 in 2006. The area of the borough is 65.98 km². Longueuil's city hall is now located in Saint-Hubert. Saint-Hubert is located about 14 kilometers (almost 9 miles) from downtown Montreal.
The borough has a wide array of commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The aerospace industry is arguably the most important of these enterprises. Pratt & Whitney Canada designs and manufactures jet engines at a plant near Saint-Hubert Airport. The Canadian Space Agency has its head office in the borough. The École nationale d'aérotechnique, a school that teaches aeronautics is located in the borough and operated by Collège Édouard-Montpetit.
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[edit] History
The city's namesake is derived from Hubertus, who later became commonly known as St. Hubert. It was originally established as a parish in 1860, and was granted official city status in 1958
In 1971, the former city of Laflèche (previously known as Mackayville), merged with the city of Saint-Hubert.
[edit] October Crisis
At the height of the 1970 October Crisis, Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped from his Saint-Lambert, Quebec home and held at Saint-Hubert Airport. His murdered body was eventually found in a trunk of a parked car at the airport. The city of Saint-Hubert, like many other Quebec municipalities, named a park in his honour, Parc Pierre-Laporte.
[edit] Recent history
In 1992, the city began work on the creation of a large park, to be known as Parc de la Cité. It is located in the heart of the city and includes a one-kilometer long man-made lake.
[edit] Politics
The borough of St-Hubert is located in the Saint-Bruno-Saint-Hubert federal electoral district. Its Member of Parliament is Carole Lavallée of the Bloc Québécois.
It is split between the Vachon and Laporte (Laflèche) provincial electoral districts. Vachon's Member of the National Assembly is Camil Bouchard of the Parti Québécois. Laporte's Member of the National Assembly is Nicole Ménard of the Quebec Liberal Party.
It is composed of eight municipal districts and four distinct sectors:
[edit] Demographics
In 2001, Saint-Hubert had a population of 75,912; 1.5% less than 1996's 77,042.
Mother Tongue Language
From Canada 2001 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French | 63,770 | 84% |
| English | 5,495 | 7.24% |
| Both English and French | 635 | 0.84% |
| Other languages | 5,290 | 6.97% |
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary
- Royal Charles Elementary
- Royal Oak Elementary
- Terry Fox Elementary
- Ecole Primaire Charles-LeMoyne
- Ecole Primaire de La Mosaïque
- Ecole Primaire De Maricourt
- Ecole Primaire des Mille-Fleurs
- Ecole Primaire des Quatre-Saisons
- Ecole Primaire des Quatre-Vents
- Ecole Primaire D'Iberville
- Ecole Primaire Du Jardin-Bienville
- Ecole Primaire Gaétan-Boucher
- Ecole Primaire Laurent-Benoît
- Ecole Primaire Maurice-L.-Duplessis
- Ecole Primaire Monseigneur-Forget
- Ecole Primaire Paul-Chagnon
- Ecole Primaire Saint-Joseph
[edit] Secondary
- Heritage Regional High School
- Ecole Secondaire André-Laurendeau
- Ecole Secondaire Mgr-A.-M.-Parent
[edit] Post Secondary
- École nationale d'aérotechnique (Collège Édouard-Montpetit)
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Airport
The borough has a medium sized airport known as St-Hubert Airport. In terms of aircraft movements, it is among the busiest in Canada. The airport was once the location of a Canadian Air Force Base, which ceased operation in 1995. The airport includes a weather station, next to which stands the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency.
[edit] Rail
Saint-Hubert is served by Saint-Hubert Station which is located on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter train line.
[edit] Important roads
- Boulevard Grande-Allée
- Taschereau Boulevard
- Boulevard Cousineau
- Chemin Chambly
- Boulevard Payer
- Boulevard Kimber / Maricourt
- Boulevard Davis
- Boulevard Gareau
- Boulevard Gaëtan Boucher
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] Notable people
- Daniel Leduc, electroacoustic music composer
- Patrick Leduc, soccer player
- Irina Lazareanu, model
[edit] See also
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
- Laflèche, Quebec
- Longueuil
- List of mayors of Longueuil, Quebec
- Longueuil City Council
- Boroughs of Longueuil
- Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil
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