McMasterville
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montérégie | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Vallée-du-Richelieu | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 33 ′ N , 73 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 20 m | ||
| Area : | 3.1 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5615 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1,811.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 57025 | ||
| Postal code : | J3G | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Gilles Plante | ||
| Website : | www.mcmasterville.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
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McMasterville is a municipality in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the administrative region of Montérégie , about 30 kilometers east of Montreal . McMasterville belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) La Vallée-du-Richelieu , has an area of 3.10 km² and has 5,615 inhabitants (2011).
geography
McMasterville is located in the Rive-Sud region , on the left bank of the Rivière Richelieu . This tributary of the St. Lawrence River also forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. The terrain is largely flat due to its location in the St. Lawrence Lowland. On the opposite side of the river, the 414 meter high Mont Saint-Hilaire towers up. It belongs to the Montérégie hills and forms a landmark that can be seen from afar. McMasterville has grown together with Belœil , Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park to form an agglomeration with over fifty thousand inhabitants. Neighboring municipalities are Belœil in the north, Otterburn Park in the east, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu in the south and Saint-Basile-le-Grand in the west.
history
The current municipality originally belonged to Belœil. In 1878 the Hamilton Powder Company (later Canadian Explosives Limited ) opened an explosives factory. A settlement for the factory workers was built around it. The place is named after William McMaster , the chairman of the company and founder of McMaster University . In 1917, McMasterville was separated from Belœil and declared a separate municipality.
population
According to the 2011 census, McMasterville had 5,615 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 1811.3 inh / km². 94.6% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 2.5%. 0.8% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 2.1%. Only French spoke 56.5%. In 2001, 86.6% of the population were Roman Catholic , 5.5% Protestant, and 6.8% non-denominational.
traffic
McMasterville is located on Route 116 between Montreal and Lévis , one of the province's most important national highways. The Autoroute 20 runs about five kilometers north. AMT local trains to Montreal and Mont-Saint-Hilaire stop at the station . In addition, several bus routes of the CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu serve the community.
Web links
- McMasterville Official Website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ McMasterville. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed January 19, 2014 (French).
- ↑ McMasterville parish population profile. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 19, 2014 (French).
- ↑ McMasterville parish population profile. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 19, 2014 (French).