Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan is a

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municipality located in the

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located in the

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geogr ...

region. It is on the banks of the Achigan River, a tributary of the

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. According to the town's website, the population is approximately 5,400 and growing steadily as a result of the suburban sprawl in the North Shore of

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History

The first settlers arrived near the 1770s and built a

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on a township located alongside the Rivière de l'Achigan. The area was located on the northern edges of the first developed lands that were located along both sides of the

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. In 1787, the Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Parish was formed and in 1832, its post office opened, three years after the construction of its first school. In 1845, the parish municipality was established. It was abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality of Lachenaie, but was reestablished in 1855 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Roch. In 1921, Saint-Roch lost a part of its territory when the Municipality of Saint-Roch-Ouest was formed. In 1957, it regained its original name when "de-l'Achigan" was added in order to distinguish it from other places named " Saint-Roch". In 2006, it changed statutes and became the Municipality of Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2021: 5,453 (2011 to 2016 population change: 5.2%) * Population in 2016: 5,147 (2011 to 2016 population change: 5.2%) * Population in 2011: 4,892 (2006 to 2011 population change: 10.0%) * Population in 2006: 4,449 * Population in 2001: 4,164 * Population in 1996: 4,305 * Population in 1991: 3,795 * Population in 1986: 3,535 * Population in 1981: 3,436 * Population in 1976: 3,063 * Population in 1971: 2,721 * Population in 1966: 2,316 * Population in 1961: 2,109 * Population in 1956: 1,910 * Population in 1951: 1,782 * Population in 1941: 1,632 * Population in 1931: 1,440 * Population in 1921: 1,718 * Population in 1911: 2,200 * Population in 1901: 1,841 * Population in 1891: 2,048 * Population in 1881: 2,290 * Population in 1871: 2,523 * Population in 1861: 2,784 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,165 (total dwellings: 2,226) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 1.2% * French as first language: 96.3% * English and French as first language: 0.8% * Other as first language: 1.3%

Infrastructure

The town is accessible via Autoroute 25 which links Laval and Montreal towards the northeastern suburbs including Terrebonne and

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. Since the

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connecting

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and Laval was opened to traffic in 2011, it also has a direct link to the south shore of Montreal and Autoroutes 20 and 40. The municipality is located near the northern terminus of the Autoroute which continues further north via Route 125 towards the

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Provincial Park north of Saint-Donat and Rawdon.

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec.

operates francophone public schools: * École secondaire de l'Achigan * École Notre-Dame The

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operates anglophone public schools, including: * Joliette Elementary School in

Saint-Charles-Borromée Saint-Charles-Borromée () ( 2021 Population 15,285) is a city in southwest-central Quebec, Canada, on the l'Assomption River. In Joliette Regional County Municipality, Saint-Charles-Borromée has the Maison Antoine-Lacombe, a heritage home tha ...

Joliette High School Joliette High School (JHS, ) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. , it had about 265 students. Attendance boundary Ar ...

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Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5
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References

External links

Website of the Municipality
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