Très-Saint-Sacrement is a parish municipality located along the

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in the

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region of

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, Canada. The population as of the

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was 1,189. Established in 1885, the municipality completely encloses the village of Howick, which was incorporated as a separate entity in 1915.

Geography

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: *Allan's Corners () – a

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located in the central portion along the

and Route 138. *Bryson () – a

located in the western portion along the

and Route 138. *Riverfield () – a

located south of Howick on Route 203. *Saint-Pierre () – a

located in the southwest portion.

Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries: *

English River (Chateauguay River tributary) The English River (French: ''rivière des Anglais'' in Canada) is a tributary of the Chateauguay River. This cross-border river between Canada and the United States crosses: * Clinton County, in New York State, United States; * Les Jardins-de-Nap ...

(Mouth ) – feeds into Rivière Chateauguay. * Rivière Châteauguay – flows west to east through the municipality.

History

In 1803, Lord Alexander Ellice built a

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along the English River (''Rivière des Anglais'') to encourage settlement of the area. Around 1804, his son George also built a mill on the west bank of the English River, that became a settlement bearing his name, George's Mill, but renamed to Howick circa 1833. On October 26, 1813, the

Battle of the Chateauguay The Battle of the Chateauguay was an engagement of the War of 1812. On 26 October 1813, a combined British and Canadian force consisting of 1,530 regulars, volunteers, militia and Mohawk warriors from Lower Canada, commanded by Charles de Sal ...

took place at Allan's Corners, a hamlet with a general store and post office where a bridge crossed the

. Canadian and Native forces fought and repelled there an invading American force that was planning to attack Montreal during the

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. In 1885, the parish municipality was established, taking its name from the parish of Très-Saint-Sacrement, that was formed in 1844. On October 29, 1915, the parish municipality lost part of its territory when its main population centre split off to become the Village Municipality of Howick.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Très-Saint-Sacrement 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.

Local government

List of former mayors: * John Stewart (1885–1886) * James M. Stewart (1886–1888) * Louis Turcot (1888–1889) * Archibald Cameron (1889–1890) * James Bryson (1890–1892, 1893–1899, 1900–1903, 1905–1907) * Etienne Merleau (1892–1893) * Gilbert Hébert (1899–1900) * Mathias Parent (1903–1905, 1911–1912, 1915–1916, 1921–1923) * James Angell (1907–1908) * J. H. Lefebvre (1908–1909) * Thomas Gabble (1909–1910) * John McRae (1910–1911, 1914–1915) * John Cullen (1912–1913) * Joseph Desgroseillers (1913–1914) * William Templeton (1916–1917) * William Mc Clenaghan (1917–1921) * James Cullen (1923–1925) * Raoul Lefebvre (1925–1926) * D. Mc Cormick (1926–1929) * Alexander Mc Gregor (1929–1933) * Joseph Parent (1933–1935) * Andrew Bennie (1935–1937) * Jean Baptiste Lemieux (1937–1939) * George Hope (1939–1941) * Joseph George Alfred Descent (1941–1943) * James D. Bryson (1943–1945) * Joseph Laurent Bergevin (1945–1947, 1949–1951) * John J. Peddie (1947–1949) * James A. Cullen (1951–1953, 1959) * Joseph Emile Theophile Bergevin (1953–1955) * Harold Robertson (1955–1957, 1959–1961) * John Robinson (1957–1959) * Dieudonné D'Aoust (1961–1963) * Wilbert A. Orr (1963–1965) * Lucien Billette (1965–1967) * Garnet Barrington (1967–1971) * Jean Aimé Parent (1971–1979) * Donald Templeton (1979–1981) * Joseph André Jean Guy Bergevin (1981–1983) * Henry W. Welburn (1983–1985) * Joseph Stephen Fernant Primeau (1985–1989) * Albert Billette (1989–2009) * François Rochefort (2009–2017) * Agnes McKell (2017–present)

Attractions

The site of the

at the hamlet of Allan's Corners is a

National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada () are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance. Parks C ...

, managed by

Parks Canada Parks Canada ()Parks Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Parks Canada Agency (). is the agency of the Government of Canada which manages the country's 37 National Parks, three National Marine Co ...

. It commemorates the Canadian victory with guided tours and an interpretation centre. The Turcot Bridge over the Châteauguay River at Howick is one of the last metal bridges in the region, and classified as a historic monument since 2009. It was originally built in 1889 by a Belgian engineer Gérard Macquet on the property of Louis Turcot, and inaugurated on October 16, 1890. It is only open to pedestrians and cyclists.

Transportation

The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tres-Saint-Sacrement, Quebec Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality