Varennes, Quebec

Varennes
City
Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica
Coat of arms Logo
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Varennes Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W / 45.683°N 73.433°W / 45.683; -73.433Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W / 45.683°N 73.433°W / 45.683; -73.433[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Marguerite-D'Youville
Settled	1672
Constituted	August 26, 1972
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Martin Damphousse
• Federal riding	Verchères—Les Patriotes
• Prov. riding	Verchères
Area[2][4]
• Total	114.40 km2 (44.17 sq mi)
• Land	92.53 km2 (35.73 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	20,994
• Density	226.9/km2 (588/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.2%
• Dwellings	8,001
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J3X
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-30	Route 132
Website	www.ville.varennes.qc.ca

Varennes is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2010, the population is listed at 21,174.

History

Saint-Joachim Chapel

The history of Varennes^[5] starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières^[6] in New France. René Gaultier,^[7]sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes.^[8] Jaques-René,^[9] 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.

Demographics

Population Population trend:[10] Census Population Change (%) 2011 20,994 0.2% 2006 20,950 6.6% 2001 19,653 4.3% 1996 18,842 27.7% 1991 14,758 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[11] Language Population Pct (%) French only 20,010 96.34% English only 305 1.47% Both English & French 45 0.22% Other languages 410 1.97%

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
• Mario Jean
• Alain Dumas
• Sylvain Grenier

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

External links

• Official website

Photos

• Varennes Basilica 1
• Varennes Basilica 2
• Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de LA VÉRENDRYE

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

	Saint Lawrence River / Repentigny	Verchères
	Saint Lawrence River / Montreal		Saint-Amable
	Varennes
		Boucherville	Sainte-Julie

v t e  Subdivisions of Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality Cities Contrecœur Sainte-Julie Varennes Municipalities Saint-Amable Verchères Parishes Calixa-Lavallée Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie: Acton Beauharnois-Salaberry Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska La Vallée-du-Richelieu Le Haut-Richelieu Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Les Jardins-de-Napierville Les Maskoutains Marguerite-D'Youville Pierre-De Saurel Roussillon Rouville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Urban Agglomerations: Longueuil (TE) Native Reserves: Akwesasne Kahnawake