Granby (Quebec)

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Granby
Granby Coat of Arms
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Location in Quebec
Granby (Quebec)
Granby
Granby
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Quebec
Administrative region : Montérégie
Coordinates : 45 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 24 ′  N , 72 ° 43 ′  W
Area : 72.05 km²
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area : 		47,637 (status: 2006)
68,352 (status: 2006)
Population density : 661.2 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Postal code : J2G, J2H, J2J
Website : www.ville.granby.qc.ca

Granby is a Canadian city ​​in southwest Québec and east of Montreal . The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska . It is the fifth largest city in Montérégie after Longueuil , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Brossard and Saint-Hyacinthe .

history

Rue Principale

The city was founded at the end of the 18th century by three brothers who called the city Frost Village. In 1816 it became a self-governing municipality and in 1971 a city.

Residents

Population development

census Residents Modification (%)
2006 47,637 + 8.0%
2001 44.121 +1.9%
1996 43,316 +1.2%
1991 42,804 N / A

language

Mother tongue (2006)

language Residents Percent (%)
only French 43,550 94.47%
only English 900 1.95%
English and French 120 0.26%
other languages 1,530 3.32%

economy

Granby is the regional industrial center for textiles , construction timber and dairy products . It is also a tourist town, especially for the Granby Zoo , which was built in 1953 by Mayor Pierre-Horace Boivin.

Culture

The "Granby Song Festival" takes place annually in Granby, where many famous artists such as Jean Leloup and Luc Delarochelière perform. In addition, there is an international classic car show every summer .

The largest regional shopping center is the Galeries de Granby with over 100 shops.

Sports

From 1981 to 1997 Granby had an LHJMQ team called Granby Bisons , which renamed itself Granby Prédateurs in 1995 . The team won the Memorial Cup in 1996 . In 1997 the team was relocated to Sydney , Nova Scotia and renamed Cape Breton Screaming Eagles .

Town twinning

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Granby's annual classic car show
  2. ^ Les Galeries de Granby . The Westcliff Group of Companies. 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved on December 4, 2012.

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