Saint-Constant (Québec)
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montérégie | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Roussillon | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 73 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 30 m | ||
| Area : | 57.3 km² | ||
| Residents : | 24,980 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 436 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 67035 | ||
| Postal code : | J5A | ||
| Mayor : | Jean-Claude Boyer | ||
| Website : | www.ville.saint-constant.qc.ca | ||
 Location in the MRC Roussillon |
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Saint-Constant is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the Montérégie administrative region , about 18 km south of central Montreal . Saint-Constant is the administrative seat of the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) Roussillon , has an area of 57.30 km² and has 24,980 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Saint-Constant, which belongs to the community association Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal , is located in the Rive-Sud region , around 4 km south of the St. Lawrence River in predominantly flat terrain. Neighboring municipalities are Sainte-Catherine in the north, Delson in the Northeast, Candiac in the East, Saint-Mathieu in the southeast, Saint-Rémi in the south, Saint-Isidore in the southwest and Kahnawake (a reserve of Mohawk ) in the West.
history
The first French settlers settled in the area that comprised the central part of the Seigneurie Sault-Saint-Louis in 1725 . The first church was built in 1750. The parish of Saint-Constant was founded in 1845. The place name recalls the French officer Constant Le Marchand de Lignery (1663–1731). The extensive municipal area gradually shrank with the establishment of new municipalities (Saint-Michel 1854, Delson 1918, Saint-Mathieu 1919). With the opening of the Pont Honoré-Mercier in neighboring Kahnawake, accessibility from Montreal improved suddenly. The population increased significantly from the 1950s, so that Saint-Constant received city status in 1973.
population
According to the 2011 census, Saint-Constant had 24,980 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 436 inhabitants / km². 87.2% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 5.0%. 1.6% described themselves as bilingual (French and English), 6.2% accounted for other languages and multiple answers. Only French spoke 50.2%. In 2001, 92.8% of the population were Roman Catholic , 2.9% Protestant and 2.9% of no religion.
Attractions
The railway museum Musée ferroviaire canadien , founded in 1961, is the largest collection of railway and tram vehicles in the country with around 140 vehicles.
traffic
Autoroute 30 , a motorway that bypasses the Montreal agglomeration extensively, runs south of the city . Saint-Constant owns a station on a suburban railway line of the Agence métropolitaine de transport , which leads to Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal. The bus company CIT Roussillon operates several lines to the neighboring communities and to Montreal.
Web links
- Official website of Saint-Constant (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saint-Constant. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed December 10, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Saint-Constant. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed December 10, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Saint-Constant. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed December 10, 2013 (French).