Sainte-Julie (Quebec)
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 Sainte-Julie Municipal Library |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montérégie | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Marguerite-D'Youville | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 36 ′ N , 73 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 34 m | ||
| Area : | 49.53 km² | ||
| Residents : | 30,104 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 607.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 59010 | ||
| Postal code : | J3E | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Suzanne Roy | ||
| Website : | www.ville.sainte-julie.qc.ca | ||
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Sainte-Julie is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec . It is located in the administrative region of Montérégie , just under 20 km northeast of Montreal . Sainte-Julie belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) Marguerite-D'Youville , has an area of 49.53 km² and has 30,104 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Sainte-Julie is located in the Rive-Sud region on the Montérégie plain, about halfway between the Saint Lawrence River and the Rivière Richelieu . The city includes the core settlement and a little southeast of it the settlement of Domaine-des-Hauts-Bois. The latter is located below the steep north flank of the 218 meter high Mont Saint-Bruno , one of the Montérégie hills . Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Amable in the north, Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil in the east, Saint-Basile-le-Grand in the south-east, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville in the south, Boucherville in the south-west and Varennes in the north-west.
history
The present urban area was settled by farmers towards the end of the 18th century. It was originally part of the Seigneurie Belœil and the parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes . In 1850 the parish of Sainte-Julie was founded. The name is reminiscent of the martyr Julia of Corsica , on the one hand, and Julie Gauthier, on the other, who provided land for the construction of the first church. A year later the civil parish was also founded. The construction of the motorway in the 1960s (combined with the proximity to Montreal) led to an above-average population growth: Between 1961 and 2001 the population increased by more than twenty-fold. In 1971 the municipality received city status. The city has been a member of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal association since 2000 .
population
According to the 2011 census, Sainte-Julie had 30,104 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 607.8 inh / km². 95.2% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 1.6%. 0.6% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 2.6%. Only French spoke 54.3%. In 2001, 93.5% of the population were Roman Catholic , 1.6% Protestant and 3.9% of no religious denomination.
Transport and economy
On the western outskirts of the city two highways cross, the Autoroute 20 from Montreal towards Lévis and the Autoroute 30 , which bypasses the Montreal metropolitan area and leads to Sorel-Tracy . The municipal utilities operate several bus routes, including express routes to Longueuil and Montreal.
On the western city limits is the Poste de Boucherville , one of the largest substations of the state energy supplier Hydro-Québec . The company also operates the Électrium , an interpretive center on electricity , in Sainte-Julie .
Web links
- Official website of Sainte-Julie (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sainte-Julie. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Historique. City of Sainte-Julie, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ^ Population profile of the commune of Sainte-Julie. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ^ Population profile of the commune of Sainte-Julie. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).