Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of

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on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the North Shore sector of

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. It is a gateway to the

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and its resorts via the Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is named after Saint

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(ca. 347 – September 30, 420), a

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best known as the translator of the Bible from

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and

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into

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. His translation is known as the

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History

The territory where the present city of Saint-Jérôme now stands was granted in 1752 by the marquis de la Jonquière, governor of New France, as the seignory of Augmentation des Mille-Iles (literally "enlargement" of the seignory of Mille-Iles). From the 1760s to the 1840s, the seignory was owned by the Dumont and Lefebvre de Bellefeuille families, living in the town of Saint-Eustache, to the south. The Dumont and the Lefebvre conceded the farmland to colonists coming mostly from the region lying north of Montreal. The emerging town was then known under the name of Dumontville. The Catholic parish of Saint-Jérôme was constituted on November 15, 1834, and the village was constituted on July 1, 1845, by governor Metcalfe. François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle, a Roman Catholic priest who was the great "colonizer" (promoter of settlement) of the North of Montreal, was in charge of the pastoral administration of Saint-Jérôme in 1868 until his death, in 1891. Eight years after his arrival, he had a railway built linking Saint-Jérôme and Montreal. Antoine Labelle was the parish priest of Saint-Jérôme for 22 years, from 1868 until his death, at 57 years of age, on January 4, 1891. He was called "the king of North, the apostle of colonization". The opening of roads and the arrival of a railway became essential with the development of the small communities in the Laurentians. These transportation routes for the movement of goods and people would ensure the establishment of trade and industry. Labelle promoted the idea of a railway towards the North beginning in 1869. The railway reached Saint-Jérôme in 1876, partly because a railway was seen as a way to meet the needs for firewood and construction materials for urban centres like Montreal and Quebec. In 2002, Saint-Jérôme was amalgamated with the municipalities of Bellefeuille (2006 census population 15,866), Saint-Antoine (2001 population 11,488) and Lafontaine (2001 population 9,477). Saint-Jérôme is the seat of the

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of Terrebonne.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Saint-Jérôme 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.

Race and ethnicity

Saint-Jérôme is mostly made up of European descents. As of the 2021 census the racial make up of Saint-Jérôme is: * 91.8%

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* 1.8%

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; ''1.0%

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, 0.6%

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'' * 1.3%

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* 3.2%

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* 0.1%

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* 0.2%

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n;'' 0.2%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.0%

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'' * 1.0%

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* 0.3%

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n; ''0.1% Filipino '' * 0.1%

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* 0.1%

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; ''0.7% including Métis'' * 0.1% Other

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Saint-Jérôme included: *

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(51,465 persons or 66.1%) ** Catholic (45,960 persons or 59.0%) ** Christian, not otherwise specified (3,495 persons or 4.5%) ** Other (1,985 persons or 2.5%) * No religion and secular perspectives (24,215 persons or 31.3%) *

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(1,475 persons or 1.9%) *

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(180 persons or 0.2%) *

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(35 persons or <0.1%) *

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(25 persons or <0.1%) * Other (280 persons or 0.4%)

Language

The 2021 census found that 92.3% of residents spoke

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as their

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. The next most common languages were English (1.6%) and Spanish (1.4%).

Economy

Industry

Uniroyal, Dominion Rubber

*In 1911, the first rubber industry in Saint-Jérôme, shoe production *In 1926, the industry is renamed

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. *In the 1950s, 37,000 shoes were produced for all over the world. *In 1966, the company is renamed UNIROYAL LTD. *In 1968, the company changed its production for automobile parts, crashpad. *In 1981, the company was sold to many cities like Woodbridge and Waterville. *In 1994 the building was demolished.

Attractions

* Roman Catholic cathedral, which includes a small museum * Vieux-Palais modern art museum and public library * Musée d'art contemporain des Laurentides * Statue of

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, known as curé Labelle, who was principally responsible for the settlement of the Laurentians * Several summer festivals * Carrefour du Nord, a regional shopping mall *

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, an indoor arena

Infrastructure

Transportation

Road

Saint-Jérôme is served by Québec Autoroute 15, which is part of the

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system, and Québec Route 117. In addition, Québec Routes

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and

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pass through the city.

Public transportation

= Train

= Saint-Jérôme is served by the

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intermodal

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station by

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, the Greater Montreal Region's public transit system's Saint-Jérôme line (Line 12). Commuter trains to Montreal began to serve the station in January 2007, with four trains in each direction each business day. Since upgrades to the line were made in 2013, which included work to double the track between Sainte-Rose station and Saint-Martin Junction and install

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(ATC) between Parc station and the end of the line in Saint-Jérôme, all trains now serve the station. There are 13 departures towards Montreal during the week, and six departures on the weekends and holidays.

= Bus

= The station is also served by bus routes operated by

, the neighbouring transit agency Transport MRC de Joliette, as well as three private intercity bus companies.

Trails

Saint-Jérôme is an important stop on the north-south trunk of the "route verte" cycling path which makes it possible for nature lovers who are also pedaling enthusiasts to make short trips or excursions lasting several days from as far south as Blainville on the outskirts of Montreal and as far north as

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without ever sharing the road with a motorized vehicle. North of Saint-Jérôme, the trail is known as the "P'tit Train du Nord" linear park (

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) and is also used as a cross-country ski trail in winter.

Health

Institutional health care

The Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Saint-Jérôme (Health and Social Services Centre of Saint-Jérôme or CSSS) is the non-profit body that operates three different types of a health care institution in the city: an acute-care hospital (the Hôpital régional de Saint-Jérôme), the

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and long-term care facilities. By its regional vocation, it serves the entire Laurentides region. The history of the CSSS of Saint-Jérôme begins with the construction of the hospital in 1949 and its opening the following year. In April 2007, the CSSS obtained accreditation from

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. This distinction confirms adequate standards of care and patient safety.

Education

Saint-Jérôme is home to the

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, one of the Colleges of General and Vocational Education located in the province. It is also home to a new Saint-Jérôme branch campus of the

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. The

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* École secondaire des-Studios *

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* École secondaire Frenette * École secondaire Saint-Stanislas

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operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town: *

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in Saint-Jérôme *

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City council

The city council (in French: ''Conseil municipal de Saint-Jérôme'') is the governing body of the city. The council consists of the mayor and 12 councillors: * Marc Bourcier, mayor *Ronald Raymond, District 1 councillor *Stéphane Joyal, District 2 councillor *Jacques Bouchard, District 3 councillor *Dominic Boyer, District 4 councillor *Carla Pierre-Paul, District 5 councillor *Jean Désormeaux Jr., District 6 councillor *Michel Gagnon, District 7 councillor *Marc-Antoine Lachance, District 8 councillor *André Marion, District 9 councillor *Mario Fauteux, District 10 councillor *Martin Pigeon, District 11 councillor *Nathalie Lasalle, District 12 councillor

Sister cities

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, France - since May 2010?

Notable people

Tod Campeau Joseph Pierre Jean-Claude "Tod" Campeau (June 4, 1923 — December 31, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played 42 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens between 1943 and 1949. The rest of his career, which laste ...

, Professional hockey player *

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, Professional hockey player * Boule Noire, singer *

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, Supreme Court nominee * Little Beaver, wrestler

References

Bibliography

* Auclair, Elie-J., '' Saint-Jérôme de Terrebonne '', Imprimerie J.H.A. Labelle, 1934, pages 13–35.

External links

Ville de Saint-Jérôme
in

Saint-Jérôme City Council

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