Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM. | |
  Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°WCoordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Deux-Montagnes |
| Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Paulus |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Mirabel |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 15,689 |
| • Density | 1,684.5/km2 (4,363/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 38.7% |
| • Dwellings | 6,167 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0N |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-640 |
 Route 344 |
| Website |
www marthe-sur-le-lac |
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality. It is crossed from east to west by road 344, commonly known as Oka road. The town shares its borders with Deux-Montagnes to the east, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac to the west, the lake of Two-Mountains to the south and Saint-Eustache to the north.
It shares police, firefighters, waterworks and other services with the city of Deux-Montagnes.
Formerly known as a rural town where most of its inhabitants were seasonal vacationers, since 1995, the population as grown from 8,300 people to 11,300 in 2006 up to almost 15,000 nowadays.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 15689 (2006 to 2011 population change: 38.7%)
- Population in 2006: 11,311 (2001 to 2006 population change: 29.4%)
- Population in 2001: 8,742
- Population in 1996: 8,295
- Population in 1991: 7,410
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6039 (total dwellings: 6167)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 6.5%
- French as first language: 89.1%
- English and French as first language: 1.2%
- Other as first language: 3.2%
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone schools.[5] This community has three elementary schools (Horizon-du-Lac, Des-Lucioles and Grands-Vents) and one high school (École secondaire Liberté-Jeunesse).
Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves this community.[6] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Reference number 56331 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 72015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2472015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ "Admission et inscription." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
- ↑ "Overview." Lake of Two Mountains High School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Mountainview Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
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Saint-Eustache | | ||
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| Pointe-Calumet | Lake of Two Mountains / Montreal (L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève) |
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