Sainte-Sophie () is a municipality in the

Laurentides The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 C ...

region of Quebec, Canada, part of the

La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality La Rivière-du-Nord (; ''The Rivière-du-Nord'' or ''The River of the North'') is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. It is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivi ...

History

The new Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was created on May 2, 2000, when the old Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was merged with the Village Municipality of New Glasgow.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2021: 18,080 (2016 to 2021 population change: 15.2%) * Population in 2016: 15,690 (2011 to 2016 population change: 17.3%) * Population in 2011: 13,375 (2006 to 2011 population change: 29.2%) * Population in 2006: 10,355 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.5%) * Population in 2001: 8,966 (1996 to 2001 population change: 5.1%) * Population in 1996: 8,534 (1991 to 1996 population change: 15.7%) * Population in 1991: 7,377 (1986 to 1991 population change: 17%) * Population in 1986: 6,304 (1981 to 1986 population change: 8%) * Population in 1981: 5,838 (1976 to 1981 population change: 42.9%) * Population in 1976: 4,084 (1971 to 1976 population change: 20.5%) * Population in 1971: 3,388 (1966 to 1971 population change: 54.4%) * Population in 1966: 2,195 (1961 to 1966 population change: 46.1%) * Population in 1961: 1,502 (1956 to 1961 population change: 16.3%) * Population in 1956: 1,292 (1951 to 1956 population change: 13.3%) * Population in 1951: 1,140 (1941 to 1951 population change: -0.2%) * Population in 1941: 1,142 (1931 to 1941 population change: 4.8%) * Population in 1931: 1,090 (1921 to 1931 population change: 20.3%) * Population in 1921: 906 (1911 to 1921 population change: -20.2%) * Population in 1911: 1,135 (1901 to 1911 population change: 2.1%) * Population in 1901: 1,112 (1891 to 1901 population change: -11.4%) * Population in 1891: 1,255 (1881 to 1891 population change: -22.8%) * Population in 1881: 1,625 (1871 to 1881 population change: 24%) * Population in 1871: 1,311 (1861 to 1871 population change: -22.1%) * Population in 1861: 1,684 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7,211 (total dwellings: 7,490)

Education

The

Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) was a francophone school district in the Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Its headquarters are in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Saint-Jérôme.Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the North Shore sector of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its reso ...

serves a section * École secondaire Cap-Jeunesse and

École secondaire des Hauts-Sommets École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * Éco ...

in Saint-Jérôme

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 English-language public schools. Schools serving the town: * Laurentia Elementary School in

Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the North Shore sector of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its reso ...

* Heritage Elementary School in Saint-Lin-Laurentides *

Laurentian Regional High School Laurentian Regional High School () is an English secondary school in Lachute in the region of Laurentides, Québec, Canada. It contains classes for grades seven through eleven, and is run by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. It serves Lachute ...

Lachute Lachute () is a town in southwest Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord (Laurentides), Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport, the Mirabel International Airport. It i ...

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References

External links

* Incorporated places in Laurentides Municipalities in Quebec Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{quebec-geo-stub