Sainte-Martine is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.
History
The RCM was formed by combining the historic counties of Beauharnois and Châteauguay.
Subdivisions
The ...
in the
Montérégie
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region of
Quebec
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, Canada. The population as of the
Canada 2016 Census
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was 5,461. The municipality is made up of a large northern section and a small unattached southern area that was known as the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay until its merger with Sainte-Martine on September 9, 1999.
History
Sainte-Martine is named in honor of
Martina of Rome
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, martyred in 226. Being already settled and recognize as Sainte-Martine for many years, the status of the municipality was officialized on July 1, 1855, as the parish municipality of Sainte-Martine. The municipality lost a section of its territory in 1885 for the creation of the parish of
Très-Saint-Sacrement. It also lost a sizeable part in 1937 when Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay split from Saint-Martine to become its own municipality, but it was eventually reattached to Sainte-Martine in 1999.
Geography
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
*Laberge (
) – a
hamlet
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located along
Quebec Route 205
Route 205 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Beauharnois at the junction of Route 132 and the southern terminus is at the jun ...
in the north part of the municipality.
*La Ferme (
) – a
residential area
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
located along
Quebec Route 138
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.
*Le Domaine-de-la-Pêche-au-Saumon (
) – a
residential area
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located along
Quebec Route 138
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.
*Le Méandre (
) – a
residential area
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located along
Quebec Route 138
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.
Demographics
Population
Language
Transportation
The
Exo du Haut-Saint-Laurent sector
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provides commuter and local bus services.
See also
*
Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.
History
The RCM was formed by combining the historic counties of Beauharnois and Châteauguay.
Subdivisions
The ...
*
Chateauguay River
The Chateauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States, moh, Oshahrhè:’onKaronhí:io Delaronde and Jordan Engel, The Decolonial Atlas, Haudenosaunee Country in Mohawk, February 4, 201Link/ref>) is a tributary of the South Shore of th ...
*
Rivière de l'Esturgeon (Châteauguay River)
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List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
Sainte-Martine official website
{{Authority control
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality