| Verchères, Quebec | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Statue honouring Canadian heroine Madeleine de Verchères. | |
| Location within Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality. | |
| Coordinates (581, route Marie-Victorin [1]): | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie (16) |
| RCM | Lajemmerais |
| Incorporated | September 18, 1971 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Verchères—Les Patriotes |
| Provincial | Verchères |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Claude Fradet |
| • Federal MP(s) | Luc Malo (BQ) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Stephane Bergeron (PQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 73.24 km2 (28.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[4] | |
| • Total | 5,243 |
| • Density | 71.6/km2 (185.4/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) | 9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 2,162 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0L |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Access Routes[5] A-30 |
Route 132 |
| Website | www.ville.vercheres.qc.ca |
Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,243.
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In the 17th century, the settlement at Verchères was the scene of an Iroquois raid that was apparently thwarted by the ingenuity of a 14 year old girl named Madeleine (now known as Madeleine de Verchères). A cast-iron statue of Madeleine de Verchères stands today by the former location of the settlement stronghold on the shore of the Saint-Lawrence river.
In French, the word Verchères can be used as an adjective to describe a specific type of rowboat invented in Verchères at the end of the 19th century, i.e. chaloupe verchères. A specimen of the rowboat is on permanent outdoor display during in the summer and fall in at the Parc Jean-Marie Moreau across from the town office.
The motto of Verchères is "In Tenebris Lumen Rectis Corde". The streets of Verchères are mostly named after the patronyms of residing families but also after local people who rose to celebrity in Canadian history.
Population trend[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,243 | 9.6% |
| 2001 | 4,782 | 1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,854 | 1.5% |
| 1991 | 4,781 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 5,035 | 97.11% |
| English only | 40 | 0.77% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 0.39% |
| Other languages | 90 | 1.73% |
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Verch%C3%A8res_(Qu%C3%A9bec) Verchères (Québec)] at Wikimedia Commons
| Saint Lawrence River / Saint-Sulpice | Contrecoeur | |||
| Varennes | Calixa-Lavallée | |||
| Verchères | ||||
| Saint-Amable | Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu |
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