Saint-Sauveur () is a town and municipality within the

Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality Les Pays-d'En-Haut () is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 41,877. Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

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. It is in the administrative region of

Laurentides The Laurentides () is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Cens ...

in the

Laurentian mountains The Laurentian Mountains ( French: ''Laurentides'') are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of at Mont Raoul Blanchard, northeast of Quebec City in the Laurentid ...

, located about 60 kilometres north of

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. St-Sauveur is well known for its local ski areas, the biggest of which is

Mont Saint-Sauveur Sommet Saint-Sauveur () (previously Mont Saint-Sauveur), commonly Saint-Sauveur, is a ski mountain and resort located in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, 45 minutes north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian mountains. History Considered the ...

. The ski areas market themselves jointly under the name of "Valley of Saint-Sauveur". Its proximity to Montreal, as well as its snow-making capability, night-time

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

, and

après-ski A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...

establishments make St-Sauveur a popular destination for skiers. The town was the childhood home—from about 1946 to 1960—of Canadian musicians

Kate and Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ca ...

. On September 11, 2002 the city was created from the merger of the village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts and the parish municipality of Saint-Sauveur. The current director general is Jean Beaulieu. The city clerk is Normand Patrice.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population 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-Sauveur 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. Population trend: * Population in 2021: 11580 (2006 to 2011 population change: 13.2%) * Population in 2016: 10231 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.5%) * Population in 2011: 9881 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.5%) * Population in 2006: 9191 (2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2%) * Population in 2001: 8122 ** Saint-Sauveur (Parish): 4806 ** Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Village): 3316 * Population in 1996: ** Saint-Sauveur (Parish): 3970 ** Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Village): 2904 * Population in 1991: ** Saint-Sauveur (Parish): 2719 ** Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Village): 2545 Mother tongue:Statistics Canada Census, 2021 Community Profiles
Saint-Sauveur
/ref> * English as first language: 7.1% * French as first language: 86.8% * English and French as first language: 2% * Other as first language: 3.5%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language sc ...

operates Anglophone public schools: * Morin Heights Elementary School in

Morin-Heights Morin-Heights is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. It is west of Saint-Sauveur and north of Lachute; municipally, it is within the Regional County Municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut. It is primarily a tourist town, ha ...

Laurentian Regional High School Laurentian Regional High School (french: École secondaire Laurentian Regional) is an English secondary school in Lachute in the region of Laurentides, Québec, Canada. It contains classes for grades seven through eleven, and is run by the Sir Wilf ...

Lachute Lachute () is a town in southwest Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport. It is located on Autoroute 50, at the junctions of Quebec Provincial ...

Notable residents

* Frédéric Allard, ice hockey player *

Omer Létourneau Joseph Hercule Omer Létourneau (13 March 1891National Library of Canada. Nouvelles de la Bibliothèque Nationale'. Vol. 15-16. National Library of Canada; 1983. – 14 August 1983) was a Quebec, Québécois pianist, organist, composer and orches ...

, organist, composer and conductor
Le Passe-temps
'. Vol. 53-54. Editions du Passe-temps.; 1947. *

, singer/songwriter duo *

Chris Ramsay Chris Ramsay is a Canadian magician and YouTuber and television producer, known for creating and starring in the TruTV stunt magic show '' Big Trick Energy''. His YouTube channel, featuring puzzle solves, cardistry and magic has over 6 million ...

, Canadian magician and YouTuber

Mayors

*Georges Filion - 2002–2005 *Michel Lagacé - 2005–2013 *Jacques Gariépy - 2013–present The first mayor of Saint-Sauveur was William Henry Scott, who took office in 1855 when the parish municipality was incorporated. The parish had 21 mayors from 1855 to 2002. The village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts was carved out of the parish municipality in 1926 and thereafter had its own council and mayor.

Images

File:Winter. St Sauveur BAnQ Vieux-Montréal P48S1P08597.jpg, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in 1942 File:St Sauveur rue Principale.jpg, Rue Principale File:Saint-Sauveur (Village).JPG, Saint-Sauveur Village File:St Sauveur church.jpg, Church in Saint-Sauveur

References

External links

City of Saint-Sauveur websiteValley of Saint-Sauveur Ski ResortsSaint-Sauveur business and tourismDirectory of lodging, restaurants and activitiesPhoto Gallery Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, CanadaForum Directory and News for Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada
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