Saint-Hyacinthe (;
French
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** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
: ) is a city in southwestern
Quebec
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east of
Montreal
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on the
Yamaska River
The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada.
Sourcing water within the Eastern Townships, it ends its journey in Lake Saint-Pierre where it is a tributary to the Saint Lawrence River; altogether it is long. Crossing nearly twenty ...
. The population as of the
2021 Canadian census
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was 57,239. The city is located in
Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.
The name comes from Algonquin word ''maskutew'' meaning "bear plain" in plular.
Subdivisions
There are 1 ...
of the
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, and is traversed by the Yamaska River.
Quebec Autoroute 20
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runs perpendicular to the river. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the
judicial district
A judicial district or legal district denotes the territorial area for which a legal court (usually a district court) has jurisdiction.
By region Europe Austria
In texts concerning Austria, "judicial district" (german: Gerichtsbezirk) refers ...
of the same name.
History
Jacques-Hyacinthe Simon dit Delorme, owner of the
seigneurie In English law, seignory or seigniory, spelled ''signiory'' in Early Modern English (; french: seigneur, lit=lord; la, senior, lit=elder), is the lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple.
''Nulle terre ...
, started its settlement in 1757. He gave his
patron saint
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name (Saint
Hyacinth the Confessor of
Poland
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) to the seigneurie, which was made a city in 1850.
St. Hyacinth's Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Hyacinth the Confessor (french: Cathédrale Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur), located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe.
The cathedral church, named in honour of St. H ...
is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi) (erected 8 June 1852) is a Latin rite suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sherbrooke in Quebec, (predominantly francophone) Canada.
Its cathedral episcopal ...
. It was erected in 1852.
2001 merger
As part of the
2000–06 municipal reorganization in Quebec
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, on 27 December 2001, the city of Saint-Hyacinthe amalgamated with five neighbouring towns (listed here with their populations as of 2001):
* Saint-Hyacinthe (39,739)
*
Sainte-Rosalie
Sainte-Rosalie is a former town in Quebec, Canada which was annexed to the town of Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe (; French: ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian cen ...
(4,170)
* Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (4,000)
* Sainte-Rosalie Parish (1,476)
* Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur, Quebec (1,151)
* Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (858)
Demographics
In the
2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Saint-Hyacinthe 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
Agriculture and its related derivates are at the heart of Saint-Hyacinthe's economic infrastructure. The city has been nicknamed the "Agricultural
technopolis Technopolis or variants may refer to:
*Technopolis or Technology Park are synonyms for science park
*Technopolis (Belgium), a Flemish science center and activity museum in Mechelen, Belgium
*Technopolis (Gazi), a City of Athens enterprise to protec ...
of Canada", because it is home to several research institutions in the field such as the ''centre de recherche sur les aliments'', the ''Institut de recherche et développement en agro-environnement'', the ''
Institut de technologie agroalimentaire
The ''Institut de technologie agroalimentaire'' (ITA) is a collegial institute specialized in agricultural technology and food production in Quebec, Canada. The institution is composed of two campuses, one in Saint-Hyacinthe and the other in La ...
'' and the head office of the
Artificial Insemination Center of Quebec
The Artificial Insemination Centre of Quebec (French: Centre d'Insémination artificielle du Québec) (CIAQ) is a limited partnership society founded in 1948 located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada with the mission of improving through artific ...
.
Saint-Hyacinthe hosts numerous agriculture related events such as
fairs
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
Types
Variations of fairs incl ...
, exposition and
congresses
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and acts a hub in the field. The
Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec
The Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec (French: Temple de la renommée de l'agriculture du Québec) honours and celebrates those who have made a lasting contribution to the advancement in the field of agriculture in the province of Quebec, Canad ...
decided to move there from
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
to give itself more visibility in the community.
In addition, it is also home to
Orgues Létourneau Orgues Létourneau Limitée of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec is a prominent Canadian builder and restorer of pipe organs. The company was founded in 1979 by Fernand Létourneau, who served as president, owner and artistic director of the firm until 2019. ...
and
Casavant Frères
Casavant Frères is a Canadian organ building company in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been building pipe organs since 1879. As of 2014, the company has produced more than 3,900 organs.
Company history
Brothers Joseph-Claver (1855–1933 ...
, builders of
pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...
s, and
Intact Financial
Intact Financial Corporation is a Canadian multinational property and casualty insurance company. Originally established in 1809 as the Halifax Fire Insurance Association, it was later acquired by Nationale-Nederlanden and from 1993 to 2009 was a ...
, formerly known as ING Canada.
Transport
* Local bus service operated by ''
Transport Scolaire Sogesco
Sogesco is the largest private transportation company in Quebec, Canada.
Transport Scolaire Sogesco Inc., founded in 1989, specializes in school transportation, but also provides paratransit and urban transit services. It employs more than 1000 ...
''
[Ville Saint-Hyacinthe transport en commun]
*
Paratransit
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service by
MRC Les Maskoutains
* Train bus service to
Mont-Saint-Hilaire station
Mont-Saint-Hilaire station is a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.
It is the eastern terminus of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line
Mont-Saint-Hilaire (also designated exo3) is a commuter railway line in Gr ...
, connecting by
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
on the
Mont-Saint-Hilaire line
Mont-Saint-Hilaire (also designated exo3) is a commuter railway line in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by Exo, the operator of public transport services across this region.
The Mont-Saint-Hilaire line was operated by the Cana ...
to
Central Station
Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...
in
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal ( French: ''Centre-Ville de Montréal'') is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The district is situated on the southernmost slope of Mount Royal, and occupies the western portion of the borough of Vil ...
*
Interurban
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bus service by
Exo de la Vallée du Richelieu sector
The de la Vallée du Richelieu sector, is a public transit agency serving eight member municipalities and the Richelieu Valley RCM in Quebec, Canada. These towns, located east Montreal along Quebec Route 116, receive both local service and commu ...
*
Via Rail
Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...
has several trains that stop at the
Saint-Hyacinthe station
The Saint-Hyacinthe station is a Via Rail station in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
The station is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible. Several corridor Montreal-Quebec City trains and the long-distance ''Ocean'' stop here; the Montreal–Gasp ...
* The private
Saint-Hyacinthe Aerodrome
Saint-Hyacinthe Aerodrome is located west of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
The Saint-Hyacinthe Aerodrome is an example of general aviation diversity driven by private management.
Almost all airplanes on floats land on its man-made water b ...
is located west of the city.
Education
The
South Shore Protestant Regional School Board
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board (SSPRSB) was a Protestant Christian school district in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It served the South Shore region and it was headquartered in St. Lambert.
The district operated elementary a ...
previously served the municipality.
In association with the
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...
, Saint-Hyacinthe is home to the only
veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
faculty of Quebec and the only such school in
North America
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where teaching is provided in French.
Sports
From 1989 to 1996 the city had a team in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...
known as the
Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1996. They played their home games at Stade L.P. Gaucher in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
History
The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were born ...
. From 2001 to 2009 the city was represented in the ''
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH, ''"North American Hockey League"'') is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. Teams in the LNAH compete for the Vertdure Cup.
History
The league was fou ...
'' (known as the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League (QSPHL) until 2004) by the Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin (200105), Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal (200506), Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design (200608) and
Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs
The Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs was a semi-pro ice hockey team based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which is now defunct. The team was part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The Chiefs played at the Stade L.P. Gaucher.
The team started in ...
(200809). The city's main hockey arena is the historic
Stade L.P. Gaucher
The Stade L.P. Gaucher is a multi-purpose arena in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. It has a capacity of 2,048 and was built in 1937. It was home to the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1996. The arena hosted team ...
, which was built in 1937.
Notable people
The following individuals were born or grew up in the region of Saint-Hyacinthe:
*
Paul Arcand
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*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
, host and journalist
*
François Avard
François Avard (born 6 June 1968) is a Canadian writer and scenarist best known as the writer of the Québécois television series ''Les Bougon''.
He is the creator and co-author (with Jean-Francois Mercier) of the satirical series Les Bougon. ...
, author and screenwriter known for the television series ''
Les Bougon
''Les Bougon - c'est aussi ça la vie!'' is a Quebec sitcom broadcast by Radio-Canada from 2004 to 2006, written by François Avard and Jean-François Mercier and produced by Fabienne Larouche. The show won three Gémeaux in 2004. The show's fi ...
''
*
Télesphore-Damien Bouchard
Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (December 20, 1881 – November 13, 1962) was a politician in Quebec, Canada.
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, he was the mayor of the municipality from 1917 to 1930 and from 1932 to 1944 and president of the Feder ...
(1881–1962), Quebec politician
*
Robert Bédard, professional tennis player, President of Tennis Québec, Vice-President of
Tennis Canada
Tennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada. It works together with the provincial associations to organize tournaments and rules. They also oversee the Canada Davis Cup team and the Canada Fed Cup team. Tennis Canada w ...
, teacher (
Bishop's College School
Bishop's College School or BCS is an English-language non-profit independent boarding
prep school in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada for students in Grades 7 to 12.Thomson, Ashley; Lafortune, Sylvie (1999). Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools. To ...
), teacher and headmaster (
St. Andrew's College, Aurora
St. Andrew's College (SAC) is an independent boarding and day school founded in 1899 and located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is a university-preparatory school for boys in grades 5 to 12, with a focus on academic achievement, athletics, and ...
)
*
Michel-Esdras Bernier
Michel Esdras Bernier, (September 28, 1841 – July 27, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in St-Hyacinthe, Canada East, he was a notary and businessman before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of St. Hy ...
, Former
Minister of Inland Revenue
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*
Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
(Ret.)
Jean Berthiaume
Joseph André Horace Jean Berthiaume, OBE, CD (November 27, 1915 – January 26, 2003) was a Canadian Army officer who served with the Régiment de St-Hyacinthe, the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps and the Royal 22e Régiment.
Early educati ...
,
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
,
CD, infantry officer of the Régiment de St-Hyacinthe and of the
Royal 22e Régiment - 1915-2003
*
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur (; born May 6, 1972) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive. He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with whom ...
,
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
(NHL) hockey player,
goalie for the
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
*
Geneviève Brouillette
Geneviève Brouillette (born August 23, 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a French Canadian television and film actress from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Since 1998 she has gradually appeared in film and she appeared in ''A Sunday in Kigali'' in ...
, actress
*
Anthony Chabot
Anthony Chabot (August 13, 1813 – January 6, 1888) was a nineteenth-century businessman and entrepreneur, notable for his contribution to developing hydraulic mining and for building water systems, especially in the Bay Area, so much that he ...
(1813-1888), businessman and entrepreneur know for his development of
water systems
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# A drainage basin (see water purification – source ...
and
hydraulic mines, especially in
Northern California
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.
*
Gérard Côté
Gérard Côté, (July 26, 1913 – 12 June 1993) was a Canadian marathon runner and a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon.
Born in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec, Côté was training to be a boxer when he switched to running marathons. He co ...
,
marathon runner
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*
Sébastien Demers
Sébastien Demers (born 24 December 1979) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2013 and challenged for the IBF middleweight title in 2007.
Professional career
Demers is a former Canadian and IBF International middle ...
, boxer
*
Henriette Dessaulles
Henriette Dessaulles (February 6, 1860 – November 17, 1946), also known by the pen name Fadette, was a Canadians, Canadian journalist and diarist from Quebec.[Gérald Fauteux
Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux (October 22, 1900 – September 14, 1980) was the 13th Chief Justice of Canada from 1970 to 1973.
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the son of Homère Fauteux and Héva Mercier, he studied at the Université de ...]
(1900–1980), former
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...
*
Willie Lamothe
Willie Lamothe was the stage name of Joachim Guillaume Lamothe (January 27, 1920 – October 19, 1992), a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec. (1920–1992), singer and actor
* Sir
François Langelier
Sir François Langelier, (24 December 1838 – 8 February 1915) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, professor, journalist, politician, the List of lieutenant governors of Quebec#Lieutenant Governors of Quebec, 1867–present, tenth Lieutenant ...
(1838–1915), politician
*
Ricardo Larrivée
Ricardo (born Ricardo Larrivée on March 12, 1967) is a television host and a food writer who lives in Quebec, Canada. He hosts the television show ''Ricardo'' on Radio-Canada and previously hosted '' Ricardo and Friends'' on Food Network Can ...
, cooking show host
*
Pierre Lassonde
Pierre Lassonde (born 1947) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.
Early life
Pierre Lassonde was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the third of four children. He studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and graduated in 1967 wit ...
, businessperson and
philanthropist
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
*
Yvan Loubier
Yvan Loubier (born April 10, 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and one of the founders of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bag ...
, politician
*
Victor Morin
Victor Morin (August 15, 1865 – September 30, 1960) was a Canadian notary, politician, and writer.
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East, Morin studied at the Université Laval de Montréal. In 1890, he started working as a notary in his unc ...
,
notary
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A notary, while a legal professional, is disti ...
, politician, and writer
*
Hyacinthe-Marie Simon, dit Delorme
Hyacinthe-Marie Simon dit Delorme (August 15, 1777 – March 13, 1814) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1814. His name also appears as Hyaci ...
, (1777–1814) son of Jacques-Hyacinthe Simon dit Delorme, the original owner of the seigneurie
*
Mario Pouliot
Mario Pouliot (born September 30, 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and general manager. He began coaching in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as an assistant coach with the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. He later coached the Col ...
, former head hockey coach for
Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1996. They played their home games at Stade L.P. Gaucher in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
History
The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser were born ...
LHJMQ
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...
Gallery
File:QC StHyacinthe1 tango7174.jpg, St. Hyacinth's Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Hyacinth the Confessor (french: Cathédrale Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur), located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe.
The cathedral church, named in honour of St. H ...
File:St-Hyacinthe Marché-Centre 2005 cropped.jpg, St. Hyacinthe's public market
File:Saint-hyacinthe-dusk.jpg, The Yamaska River
The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada.
Sourcing water within the Eastern Townships, it ends its journey in Lake Saint-Pierre where it is a tributary to the Saint Lawrence River; altogether it is long. Crossing nearly twenty ...
File:Centre-Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.jpg, Downtown Saint-Hyacinthe during a blizzard
File:Cegep de Saint-Hyacinthe 2006.JPG, Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe is a CEGEP (College of General and Vocational Education) located at 3000 Boullé Street, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. More than 4500 students attend the CEGEP to study in one of five pre-university general studies pro ...
File:Château Maska 2007 - Saint-Hyacinthe.jpg, Château Maska
File:Siège Social ING (vue arrière) - Saint-Hyacinthe 2007.jpg, Intact Financial
Intact Financial Corporation is a Canadian multinational property and casualty insurance company. Originally established in 1809 as the Halifax Fire Insurance Association, it was later acquired by Nationale-Nederlanden and from 1993 to 2009 was a ...
building
File:St-Hyacinthe Edifice Journal Le Courrier.JPG, Le Courrier building
File:Hotel-de-ville-hiver2008.jpg, City Hall in winter 2008
File:QC StHyacinthe3 tango7174.jpg, Former Post Office (1892), National Historic Site of Canada
File:QC StHyacinthe4 tango7174.jpg, Former Customs House (1903)
File:Chapelle du Seminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe.jpg, Interior of the Chapel of the Seminaire
See also
*
Alexander "Buck" Choquette
*
Jewish colonies in Canada
*
List of towns 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 that although the terms "city" and ...
References
External links
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{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Quebec
Incorporated places in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality