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Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,050. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Language Mother tongue language (2006) Gallery File:Richelieu River in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu.jpg, Richelieu River File:Church Sign, Saint-Marc-Sur-Richlieu, Canada 10 3 2015.jpg, Parish Church Sign File:Parish Church, Saint-Marc-Sur-Richlieu, Canada 10 3 2015.jpg, Parish Church File:Parish Priests Plaque, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada 10 3 2015.jpg, Parish Priests Plaque File:Maison Janotte, 1760, Saint-Marc-Sur-Richlieu, Canada 10 3 2015.jpg, Maison Janotte, 1760 File:Maison Senecal-Moreau, 1762, Saint-Marc-Sur-Richlieu, Canada 10 3 2015.jpg, Maison Senecal-Moreau, 1762 File:Maison Isidore Blanchard, 1763, Saint-Marc-Sur-Richlieu, Canada 10 3 2015.jpg, Maison Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borduas (provincial Electoral District)
Borduas is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipality of Beloeil, Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park. It was created for the 1994 election from Verchères and Iberville. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Sainte-Madeleine, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, and Sainte-Marie-Madeleine from the Verchères electoral district. In the 1995 Quebec referendum it voted 58% for Quebec independence. Members of the National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ. , - , Liberal , Daniel Doucet , align="right", 9,981 , align="right", 33.76 , align="right", +3.43 , - , - , Liberal , Yves Hennekens , align="right", 9,186 , alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 450 And 579
Area codes 450, 579 and 354 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan in the Canadian province of Quebec, encompassing the off-island suburbs of Montreal, as well as the rest of the Montérégie region southward to the border with New York state. Among the cities in the numbering plan area are Laval, Longueuil, Terrebonne, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard, Repentigny, Saint-Jérôme, Granby, Blainville and Saint-Hyacinthe. Area code 450 is also shared by several small communities in an adjacent part of Ontario: some landline customers in Chute-à-Blondeau (East Hawkesbury), near Pointe-Fortune have +1-450-451-xxxx numbers from the Rigaud exchange. History Area code 514 served the entire Montreal area for over half-a-century. However, by the mid-1990s, it was on the verge of exhaustion because of Montreal's rapid growth and Canada's inefficient system of number allocation. All competitive local exchange carriers in Canada are allocated blocks of 10,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly known by the French as the Iroquois River and the Chambly River, and was named for Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful minister under Louis XIII. This river was a long a key route of water transport for trading, first by indigenous peoples, and then for cross-border trade between Canada and the United States. With 19th-century construction of the Champlain Canal (1823) south of the Lake Champlain and the Chambly Canal (1843) to the north, the Richelieu provided a direct route from the Saint Lawrence River to New York via Lake Champlain, the canals, and the Hudson River. The construction of rail transport in the mid-19th century competed with such river/canal routes and ultimately succeeded them, because of faster service with greater freight c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of J Postal Codes Of Canada
__NOTOC__ This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is J. Postal codes beginning with J are located within the Canadian province of Quebec. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area. Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROMs. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy directories can also be consulted in all post offices, and some libraries. Western and Northern Quebec Northern Quebec (french: le nord du Québec) is a geographic term denoting the northerly, more remote and less populated parts of the Canadian province of Quebec.Alexandre Robaey"Charity group works with Indigenous communities to feed Northern Queb ... - 159 FSAs Urban Rural References {{Canadian postal codes Communicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,643. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Language Mother tongue language (2006) Communities * Kierkoski *Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu See also *List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Charles-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality Designated places in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixa-Lavallée, Quebec
Calixa-Lavallée, named for the composer of the same name, is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 504. On December 6, 2014, Calixa-Lavallée changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality. Demographics Population Language See also *List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Calixa-Lavallee, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality Greater Montreal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-du-Richelieu ''(The Valley of the Richelieu)'' is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is McMasterville. It surrounds the Richelieu River as the river flows north from Lake Champlain in the United States to the Saint Lawrence River northeast of Montreal at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. Dramatically different from the mountainous terrain to the south, the river valley is a vast plain that has been developed with extensive farmlands. In the 21st century, the Richelieu River is very popular for both U.S. and Canadian recreational boaters, providing a connection that can bring boaters all the way from the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River to New York Harbor. A number of old fortifications exist dating back to the 17th century; they were built by the French in an effort to try to prevent the Iroquois from using the river as a way to attack the French settlers in the area. Fort Richelieu is at the mouth of the Richelieu R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloeil, Quebec
Beloeil (; ) is city in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal, on the South Shore and is on the Richelieu River, east of Montreal. According to the official Commission de toponymie du Québec, the name is written Belœil with an oe ligature; however, other sources avoid the ligature, including the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the town's own official website. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,783. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, within the Administrative Region of Montérégie. It occupies the west shore of the Richelieu River in front of the Mont Saint-Hilaire. Along with the municipality of McMasterville to the immediate south of Beloeil, and the cities of Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park on the eastern bank of the Richelieu, Beloeil forms an unbroken urban area of over 50,796 inhabitants, which is part of Greater Montreal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Quebec
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 2,952. Demographics Population Population trend: Language Mother tongue language (2021) Education The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board).South Shore Protestant Regional School Board (St. Johns, PQ). ''The News and Eastern Townships Advocate''. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014. See also *List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References {{Authority control Municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec that had been included in the electoral districts of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher and Verchères—Les Patriotes. Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 federal election, held 19 October 2015. The riding was supposed to be named Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères. Profile The Bloc Québécois has traditionally drawn stronger support in the northern, more rural, areas of the riding (such as Varennes or Saint-Amable) while the other parties (mainly the Liberals, but also the NDP) have drawn their support more in the south, especially in the suburban city of Boucherville. During the 2015 election the elected Member of Parliament (MP) Xavier Barsalou-Duval has the dubious distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,659. Saint-Antoine-siur-Richelieu was the birthplace of Father of Confederation George-Étienne Cartier. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Language Mother tongue language (2006) See also *List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References External links Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality {{Montérégie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Amable, Quebec
Saint-Amable is a town east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 12,167. History The city, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763). Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Amable had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Economy Within the fertile area between the Saint Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity. See also *List of cities in Quebec This is the list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipality type of city (''ville'', code=V), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. Note tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
