Saint-Zotique, Quebec

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Saint-Zotique, Quebec
—  Village  —
Coordinates (1250, rue Principale): 45°14′30″N 74°14′53″W / 45.24167, -74.24806
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constitution 27 May, 1967
Government
 - Mayor Gaëtane Legault
 - Federal MP
(Vaudreuil-Soulanges)
Meili Faille
(Bloc Québécois)
 - Quebec MNA
(Soulanges)
Lucie Charlebois
(Parti Libéral du Québec)
Area
 - Land 25.19 km² (9.7 sq mi)
Population (2007 estimates)
 - Total 5 610
 - Density 222.7/km² (576.8/sq mi)
 - Change ~2001 +26.3%
 - Dwellings 2,267
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 450
Access Routes
A-20

Route 338
Website: www.st-zotique.com

Saint-Zotique is a Quebec municipality located within the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region located about 45 minutes west of Montreal.

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[edit] History

The first economic activities in the region started in the 18th century when forest exploitation and agriculture. Saint-Zotique officially became parish near 1850 when it was demerged from the parish of Saint-Polycarpe located a few kilometers to the north and the village was formed in 1913 and eventually merged in the late 1960s. [1]

[edit] Features and Transportation

Saint-Zotique is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River and Lac Saint-François and along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, the most populated area in Canada. Located on Route 338 and just south of Autoroute 20 near the Ontario-Quebec border, it is easily accessible from the busiest transportation corridor of the country with direct links to Montreal, Cornwall and Toronto.

The town is home to a popular beach which can attract as much as 10 000 people. [2] Located near Lac Saint-François, nautical sports are among the most popular activities in the region and the town also has a golf course.

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