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Rouville (provincial Electoral District)
Rouville was a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral districts were Iberville and Chambly. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Victor Robert, Liberal (1867–1878) * Solime Bertrand Conservative Party (1878–1879) * Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier, Liberal (1879–1881) * Étienne Poulin, Parti conservateur du Quebec (1881–1886) * Edmond Lareau, Liberal (1886–1890) * Alfred Girard, Liberal (1890–1897) * Alexandre-Napoléon Dufresne, Conservative Party (1897–1900) * Alfred Girard, Liberal (1900–1908) * Joseph Edmond Robert, Liberal (1908–1923) * Cyrille-Améric Bernard, Liberal (1923–1931) * Laurent Barré, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion. The region had a population of 1,507,070 as of the 2016 census and a land area of , giving it a population density of 135.4 inhabitants/km2 (350 per sq. mi.). With approximately 18.5% of the province's population, it is the second most populous region of Quebec after Montreal. The majority of the population lives near the Saint Lawrence River, on the south shore of Montreal. Montérégie is known for its vineyards, orchards, panoramas, products, and the Monteregian mountains. The region is both urban (second in terms of population in Quebec) and rural. The regional economy is based on agriculture and the production of goods and services. Tourism also makes up a significant portion of the economy. History Jacques Cartier named Mont Royal in O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |