Saint-Sauveur () is a town and municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality,

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. It is in the administrative region of

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in the

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, 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. 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

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, and

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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. 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

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, 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: 11,580 (2006 to 2011 population change: 13.2%) * Population in 2016: 10,231 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.5%) * Population in 2011: 9,881 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.5%) * Population in 2006: 9,191 (2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2%) * Population in 2001: 8,122 ** Saint-Sauveur (Parish): 4,806 ** Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Village): 3,316 * Population in 1996: ** Saint-Sauveur (Parish): 3,970 ** Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Village): 2,904 * Population in 1991: ** Saint-Sauveur (Parish): 2,719 ** Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Village): 2,545 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

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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, Quebec, Saint-Sauveur and north of Lachute; municipally, it is within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Regional Co ...

* Laurentian Regional High School in

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Notable residents

* Frédéric Allard, ice hockey player * Omer Létourneau, organist, composer and conductor
Le Passe-temps
'. Vol. 53-54. Editions du Passe-temps.; 1947. * Kate and Anna McGarrigle, singer/songwriter duo * Chris Ramsay, 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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