Saint-Eustache, Quebec

Saint-Eustache
City
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM.
Saint-Eustache Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°54′W / 45.567°N 73.900°W / 45.567; -73.900Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°54′W / 45.567°N 73.900°W / 45.567; -73.900[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Deux-Montagnes
Settled	1770
Constituted	January 15, 1972
Government[2]
• Mayor	Pierre Charron
• Federal riding	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
• Prov. riding	Deux-Montagnes
Area[2][3]
• Total	72.60 km2 (28.03 sq mi)
• Land	69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	44,154
• Density	634.3/km2 (1,643/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.9%
• Dwellings	18,361
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J7P, J7R
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-640	Route 148 Route 344
Website	www.ville.saint-eustache.qc.ca

Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles.

History

The city was founded in 1770 and incorporated in 1835.^[4] It has a famous church. A significant battle of the Lower Canada Rebellion was fought here on December 14, 1837; the rebels were defeated and the town was burnt. The Battle was to be known as The Battle of Saint-Eustache.

In 1979, General Motors opened a transit bus manufacturing facility in Saint-Eustache. The factory has produced vehicles under the brands of GM, MCI, and, since 1993, Nova Bus.

Saint-Eustache is also home to the Autodrome Saint-Eustache, which hosts various stock-car racing, locals drag racing, and other race competitions.

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2011: 44,154 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.9%)
• Population in 2006: 42,062 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.2%)
• Population in 2001: 40,378
• Population in 1996: 39,848
• Population in 1991: 37,278

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 18,007 (total dwellings: 18,361)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 3.5%
• French as first language: 93%
• English and French as first language: 0.6%
• Other as first language: 2.9%

Saint-Eustache city hall

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Eustache, Quebec[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		43,670		39,590	2.36%	90.66%		1,635	11.6%	3.74%		335	31.37%	0.77%		1,905	60.08%	4.36%
2006		41,595		38,680	3.28%	93%		1,465	0.69%	3.52%		255	28.17%	0.61%		1,190	75%	2.86%
2001		39,940		37,455	1.74%	93.78%		1,455	7%	2.99%		355	5.98%	0.89%		680	4.61%	1.7%
1996		39,515		36,815	n/a	93,16%		1,565	n/a	3.96%		335	n/a	0.85%		650	n/a	1.65%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates French language public schools.^[7]

Schools include:

• École secondaire des Patriotes^[8]
• École Arc-en-ciel^[9]
• École Clair Matin^[10]
• École au Coeur-du-Boisé^[11]
• École Curé-Paquin^[12]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves this community.^[13] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.^[14][15]

References

External links

• Ville de Saint-Eustache Website (French Only)
• À la mémoire des Patriotes de Saint-Eustache (Québec) de 1837
• A web site is dedicated to the Patriotes of 1837

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