Saint-Hyacinthe

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Hyacinthe
Parc Casimir-Dessaules
Parc Casimir-Dessaules
Coat of arms of Saint-Hyacinthe
coat of arms
Location in Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)
Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Quebec
Administrative region : Montérégie
MRC or equivalent : Les Maskoutains
Coordinates : 45 ° 38 ′  N , 72 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′  N , 72 ° 57 ′  W
Height : 34  m
Area : 188.69 km²
Residents : 53,236 (as of 2011)
Population density : 282.1 inh / km²
Time zone : Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Municipality number: 54048
Postal code : J2S
Area code : +1 450
Mayor : Claude Corbeil
Website : www.ville.st-hyacinthe.qc.ca
Located in the MRC Les Maskoutains
Located in the MRC Les Maskoutains

Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the administrative region of Montérégie around 60 km east of Montreal . Saint-Hyacinthe is the administrative seat of the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) Les Maskoutains , has an area of ​​188.69 km² and has 53,236 inhabitants (2011).

geography

Saint-Hyacinthe lies on both sides of the Rivière Yamaska , a right tributary of the Saint Lawrence River , with the city center on the left bank. The terrain is mostly flat. Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Barnabé-Sud in the north, Saint-Simon in the northeast, Saint-Liboire in the east, Saint-Dominique in the southeast, Saint-Pie and Saint-Damase in the south, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in the southwest and La Présentation in the west .

history

François-Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil received from the French King Louis XV. awarded the Seigneurie Maska. Rigaud sold the vast area on both sides of the Rivière Yamaska ​​five years later to Jacques-Hyacinthe-Simon Delorme. In 1757 a settlement was built, named after Delorme's patron, Hyacinth of Caesarea . In 1849 the civil parish was founded. As it grew rapidly due to the construction of the railway, it received city status as early as 1857. In 1976 La Providence, Saint-Joseph and Douville were incorporated. Another growth spurt came in 2001 with the incorporation of Sainte-Rosalie, Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, Sainte-Rosalie, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur and Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe.

population

According to the 2011 census, Saint-Hyacinthe had 53,236 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 282.1 inh / km². 94.9% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 0.8%. 0.4% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages ​​and multiple answers accounted for 3.9%. Only French spoke 72.3%. In 2001, 92.8% of the population were Roman Catholic , 1.9% Protestant and 3.9% of no religion.

Transport and economy

Autoroute 20 , the motorway between Montreal and Rivière-du-Loup, runs north of the city . In the city center, two major highways cross, Route 116 ( Longueuil - Lévis ) and Route 137 ( Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu - Granby ). Saint-Hyacinthe is on a Canadian National Railway ; VIA-Rail express trains between Montreal and Québec stop at the station several times a day, and trains from Montreal to Halifax and Gaspé three times a week . The bus company CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu is responsible for local public transport; During rush hour there are buses to Mont-Saint-Hilaire , where there is a connection to the AMT local trains to / from Montreal.

Saint-Hyacinthe is located in the middle of the most important agricultural region in Québec, which is why the food industry plays an important role. The city is home to a technology park that specializes in food research and biotechnology . Saint-Hyacinthe is also home to the University of Montreal's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (the only francophone facility of its kind in North America) and the State Research Institute for Food Technology . Other important companies are Casavant Frères (the oldest still existing organ building company in North America) and the financial services provider Intact Financial (originally the Canadian branch of the Dutch ING Groep ).

Culture and sport

The Center des arts Juliette-Lassonde , opened in 2006, is a nationally important cultural center with two halls for 700 and 600 spectators, which can be used for a variety of cultural performances. The Expo de Saint-Hyacinthe , which takes place annually in July / August, is the largest agricultural fair in Québec; it each attracts around 200,000 visitors.

The ice hockey stadium Stade Louis-Philippe-Gaucher has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It was the venue of the Laser de Saint-Hyacinthe in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec from 1989 to 1995 and the Chiefs de Saint-Hyacinthe in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey from 2001 to 2009 .

Attractions

The city's landmark is the Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur cathedral, built in 1880 and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe . In the city center there are numerous neo-Gothic buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main post office, built in 1894, is classified as a National Historic Site . The Marché-Center de Saint-Hyacinthe is the oldest market hall in Québec, which still serves its original purpose.

  • Saint-Hyacinthe Cathedral

  • Post office

  • Former customs house

  • Portes des Anciens Maires

  • Saint-Hyacinthe market hall

  • Château Maska

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Saint-Hyacinthe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saint-Hyacinthe. Commission du toponymie du Québec, 2013, accessed January 1, 2014 (French).
  2. ↑ L'historique. Saint-Hyacinthe, accessed January 1, 2014 (French).
  3. ↑ Population profile of the commune of Saint-Hyacinthe. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 1, 2014 (French).
  4. ↑ Population profile of the commune of Saint-Hyacinthe. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 1, 2014 (French).
  5. ↑ Qui sommes-nous? Center des arts Juliette-Lassonde, accessed January 1, 2014 (French).
  6. ↑ Le plus grand féstival agricole au Québec. Expo de Saint-Hyacinthe, accessed January 1, 2014 (French).