Sainte-Julie, Quebec

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Sainte-Julie, Quebec

Ville de Sainte-Julie
—  City  —
Sainte-Julie municipal library.

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Location within Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality.
Coordinates (1580, chemin du Fer-à-Cheval): 45°35′16″N 73°19′35″W / 45.58778°N 73.32639°W / 45.58778; -73.32639
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie (16)
RCM Lajemmerais
Established July 01, 1855
Incorporated October 30, 1971
Electoral Districts
Federal
Verchères—Les Patriotes
Provincial Verchères
Government
 - Mayor Suzanne Roy
 - Federal MP(s) Luc Malo (BQ)
 - Quebec MNA(s) Stephane Bergeron (PQ)
Area
 - Land 49.53 km2 (19.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 29,079
 - Density 587.1/km2 (1,520.6/sq mi)
 - Change (2001-06) increase9.4%
 - Dwellings 10,503
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J3E
Area code(s) 450
Access Routes
A-20 / TCH
A-30
Route 229
Website www.ville.sainte-julie.qc.ca

Sainte-Julie (originally Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères), is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 29,079. Ste. Julie was named the best town to live in, in Québec for 2009. It is a family orientated community with many activities for children and youth.

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History

The city is named for Julia of Corsica, a virgin martyr from the fifth century A.D. And Saint-Julie has Saint-Bruno south.

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census Population Change (%)
2006 29,079 increase9.4%
2001 26,580 increase10.6%
1996 24,030 increase16.5%
1991 20,632 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 27,840 95.92%
English only 490 1.69%
Both English and French 45 0.15%
Other languages 650 2.24%

Transportation

The Sainte-Julie public transit system provides commuter and local bus services.

See also

  • List of municipalities in Quebec

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Sainte-Julie
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
  3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: VERCHÈRES
  4. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Julie, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


Varennes Saint-Amable
Boucherville Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
   Sainte-Julie    
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Saint-Basile-le-Grand


Quebec Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories

Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Pierre-De Saurel · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec
Municipalities of the MMC/Montreal CMA
Urban agglomeration of Montreal • Urban agglomeration of Longueuil • Laval
North Shore
Blainville • Bois-des-Filion • Boisbriand • Charlemagne • Deux-Montagnes • Gore¹ • Kanesatake¹ • L'Assomption • L'Épiphanie (P)¹ • L'Épiphanie (V)¹ • Lavaltrie¹ • Lorraine • Mascouche • Mirabel • Oka • Pointe-Calumet • Repentigny • Rosemère • Saint-Colomban¹ • Saint-Eustache • Saint-Placide¹ • Saint-Joseph-du-Lac • Saint-Sulpice • Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines • Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac • Sainte-Thérèse • Terrebonne
South Shore
Beauharnois² • Beloeil² • Calixa-Lavallée² • Candiac • Carignan • Chambly • Châteauguay² • Contrecoeur² • Coteau-du-Lac¹ • Delson • Hudson • Kahnawake¹ • L'Île-Cadieux • L'Île-Perrot • La Prairie • Léry² • Les Cèdres • Les Coteaux¹ • McMasterville² • Mercier² • Mont-Saint-Hilaire² • Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot • Otterburn Park² • Pincourt • Pointe-des-Cascades • Richelieu • Saint-Amable • Saint-Basile-le-Grand • Saint-Constant • Saint-Isidore • Saint-Jean-Baptiste² • Saint-Lazare • Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu • Saint-Mathieu • Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil • Saint-Philippe • Saint-Zotique¹ • Sainte-Catherine • Sainte-Julie • Terrasse-Vaudreuil • Varennes² • Vaudreuil-Dorion • Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac • Verchères
¹Does not belong to the CMM — ²Does not belong to the Montreal CMA

Coordinates: 45°35′N 73°20′W / 45.583°N 73.333°W / 45.583; -73.333

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