Saint-Zotique (, ) is a city located within the

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in the

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region located about 45 minutes west of

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, Quebec, Canada. It is named for Saint Zoticus of Comana. The city resides on the north shore of the

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and Lake Saint Francis and along the

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, the most populated area in

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History

The first economic activities in the region started in the mid-18th century with forest exploitation and agriculture. The place was first named "Concession-du-Lac" and "Lac-Saint-François" after the adjacent lake. Subsequently, it was also known as "Longueuil-sur-le-Lac" (because it was part of the seigneury of New Longueuil, and "Moulin-Biron" (named after the owner of the first sawmill built near the wharf). Saint-Zotique officially became parish near 1849 when it was separated from the parish of Saint-Polycarpe located a few kilometres to the north. In 1854, its post office opened, and a year later in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Zotique was formed. In 1913, the village itself split off from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Zotique, and eventually the two municipalities merged again to form a new village municipality in 1967. On 4 April 2009, it changed its status to just municipality and in 2023, it became a city.

Demographics

Language

Attractions

The town is home to a popular beach which can accommodate as many as 10,000 people. Located on Lac Saint-François, nautical sports are among the region's most popular activities and the town also has a golf course.

Local government

Saint-Zotique forms part of the federal electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît and has been represented by Claude DeBellefeuille of the

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since 2019. Provincially, Saint-Zotique is part of the Soulanges electoral district and is represented by Marilyne Picard of the

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since 2018. St-Zotique QC 2

List of former mayors: * Firmin François Liénard (1913–1915) * Joseph Arsène Adolphe Bray (1916, 1931–1933) * Joseph Omer Alphonse Méthot (1916–1917) * Henri-Pie-Marie-Joseph-Alfred La Rocque (1917–1921) * Jean Baptiste Sauvé (1921–1925) * Josephat Léger (1925–1929) * Hilaire Duval (1929–1931, 1933–1935) * Joseph François d'Assise Adrien Cadieux (1935) * Joseph Joachim Eugène Bissonnette (1935) * Pierre Montpetit (1935) * Albert Rochon (1935–1939) * Joseph Tancrède Asselin (1939–1942) * Cyrille Joseph Albert Richer Laflèche (1942, 1944) * Louis Julien Bergevin (1942–1944) * Joseph-Wilfrid-Godefroi Blanchard (1944–1971) * Joseph Alfred Jacques Claude Blanchard (1971–1985) * Joseph-Wilfrid-Maurice-Yvon Leroux (1985–1998) * Robert Hovington (1998–2005) * Gaëtane Legault (2005–2013) * Yvon Chiasson (2013–present)

Infrastructure

Transportation

Located on Route 338 and just south of Autoroute 20 near the

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-Quebec border, it is easily accessible from the busiest transportation corridor of the country with direct links to Montreal,

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Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. * École de la Riveraine * École des Orioles * École Saint-Zotique * École Virginie-Roy * 2^e Avenue is zoned to École Léopold-Carrière in Les Coteaux

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operates Anglophone schools.School Board Map
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. Retrieved on 28 September 2017. * Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

References

External links

Website of Saint-Zotique, Quebec

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