Sainte-Marie-Salomé () is a municipality 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 of

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, Canada, part of the

Montcalm Regional County Municipality Montcalm () is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Sainte-Julienne. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 58,680 Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;C ...

History

In 1765, the first wave of colonization occurred as a result of the

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when

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from

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arrived and settled on the south bank of the Vacher Creek () in the Seignory of Saint-Sulpice. The settlement was called Bas-du-Ruisseau-Vacher (meaning "Lower Vacher Creek"), named after a certain Vacher who accompanied surveyor John Péladeau in 1767 on the seignory's territory. In 1790, the settlement grew when families from

Château-Richer Château-Richer () is a small town situated in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Quebec City. It is the seat for the Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality. Th ...

arrived. Actual clearing of the area began around 1820. In March 1883, Sainte-Marie-Salomé became home to the second

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of Quebec. In 1888, the parish municipality of Sainte-Marie-Salomé was established by separating from Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, and named after

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. Its

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used the misspelled "Salomée", which was not corrected until 1986. In 1889, the local post office opened. During the 1890s, the location was also known as Sainte-Marie-Salomé-de-Port-Royal, indicating the origin of its Acadian settlers.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2021: 1,221 (2016 to 2021 population change: 1%) * Population in 2016: 1,209 * Population in 2011: 1,164 * Population in 2006: 1,256 * Population in 2001: 1,166 * Population in 1996: 1,189 * Population in 1991: 1,116 * Population in 1986: 1,074 * Population in 1981: 1,013 * Population in 1976: 978 * Population in 1971: 875 * Population in 1966: 847 * Population in 1961: 820 * Population in 1956: 798 * Population in 1951: 793 * Population in 1941: 759 * Population in 1931: 678 * Population in 1921: 813 * Population in 1911: 774 * Population in 1901: 704 * Population in 1891: 655 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 516 (total dwellings: 542) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0.8% * French as first language: 97.1% * English and French as first language: 0.8% * Other as first language: 1.2%

Economy

Being in the fertile land of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, agriculture is the most important economic function of the municipality.

Government

Governing body

* 1889-1892: Azarie Mireault * 1892-1898: Misaël Duprat * 1898-1903; 1906-1927: Lucien Martin * 1903-1906: Ludger Brien * 1927-1935: Gustave Richard * 1935-1939: Joseph Melançon * 1939-1951: Antonio Johnson * 1951-1953: Joseph Narcisse Benoni Arthur Dalpé * 1953-1955; 1959-1961: Marc Brien * 1955-1959: Roger Bourgeois * 1961-1967: Wellie Granger * 1967-1974; 1983-1994: Jean Guy Melançon * 1974-1977; 1980-1983: André Bourgeois * 1977-1980: Joseph Yves Guillaume Bernard Dalpé * 1994-2013: Maurice Richard * 2013- : Véronique Venne

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, including: * École de Sainte-Marie-Salomé The

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, , CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalg ...

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

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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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References

External links

MRC de Montcalm - Sainte-Marie-Salomé
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sainte-Marie-Salome, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Lanaudière