Sainte-Martine, Quebec

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Sainte-Martine
Municipality
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Ste-Martine
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°15′N 73°48′W / 45.250°N 73.800°W / 45.250; -73.800Coordinates: 45°15′N 73°48′W / 45.250°N 73.800°W / 45.250; -73.800[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Beauharnois-Salaberry
Constituted September 8, 1999
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor François Candau
 • Federal riding Beauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. riding Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
 • Total 64.70 km2 (24.98 sq mi)
 • Land 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 4,966
 • Density 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 17.2%
 • Dwellings 2,133
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0S 1V0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 138
Route 205
Website www.municipalite.
sainte-martine.qc.ca

Sainte-Martine is a municipality in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 4,966. The municipality is made up of a large northern section and a small unattached southern area that was known as the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay until its merger with Sainte-Martine in 2000.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 4,966 Increase 17.2%
2006 4,237 Increase 13.3%
2001 3,740 (+) Increase 38.1%
1996 2,316 Increase 3.9%
1991 2,228 N/A

(+) Amalgamated with Saint-Paul-de-Chateauguay in 2000

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 4,050 96.31%
English only 85 2.02%
Both English and French 10 0.24%
Other languages 60 1.43%

Infrastructure

Transportation

The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.


Chateauguay River with Parish of Sainte Martine Church in distance.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 261892 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Martine
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History - BEAUHARNOIS--SALABERRY, Quebec
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Martine, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Martine, Quebec

External links

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions - Northern section
Beauharnois Châteauguay
Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois Mercier
   Sainte-Martine  
Très-Saint-Sacrement
Saint-Urbain-Premier


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions - Southern section
Très-Saint-Sacrement
Saint-Urbain-Premier
  Sainte-Martine  
Très-Saint-Sacrement
Saint-Chrysostome


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