Sainte-Thérèse
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Laurentides | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Thérèse-De Blainville | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 73 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 37 m | ||
| Area : | 9.58 km² | ||
| Residents : | 26,025 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 2,716.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 73010 | ||
| Postal code : | J7E | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Sylvie Surprenant | ||
| Website : | www.sainte-therese.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC Thérèse-De Blainville |
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Sainte-Thérèse is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the Laurentides administrative region , around 30 km northwest of Montreal . Sainte-Thérèse belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) Thérèse-De Blainville , has an area of 9.58 km² and has 26,025 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Sainte-Thérèse is located in the Rive-Nord region , around two kilometers from the north bank of the Rivière des Mille Îles . The terrain is largely flat and is drained by the Rivière des Chiens tributary. Neighboring communities are Blainville in the north, Rosemère in the east, Boisbriand in the south and Mirabel in the west.
history
In 1683 the officer Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand was awarded the Seigneurie Mille-Îles. The settlement of the area did not start until the middle of the 18th century. In 1789 the parish of Sainte-Thérèse was founded, named after Saint Teresa of Ávila , and in 1849 the parish of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville was founded. In 1916, the community received city status and the name Sainte-Thérèse. With the opening of a railway line in 1875, Sainte-Thérèse transformed into an industrial settlement. Four piano factories in particular were of great economic importance (the last one closed in 1989). Sicard Industries, founded in 1950, was at times the world's largest manufacturer of snow blowers . From 1966 to 2002 General Motors operated an automobile plant (Sainte-Thérèse Assembly) , in which Buick , Chevrolet and Oldsmobile models were manufactured; it was the only Canadian automobile plant outside of Ontario . The city has been a member of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal association since 2000 .
Attractions
The town's landmark is the Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville church, built between 1885 and 1887 in the neo-Romanesque style. The neo-Gothic main building of the former seminary (ancien séminaire) dates back to 1881 ; this was founded in 1825 and was incorporated into the Collège Lionel-Groulx in 1967, a CEGEP .
population
According to the 2011 census, Sainte-Thérèse had 26,025 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 2716.6 inh / km². 91.7% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 2.7%. 0.6% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 4.7%. Only French spoke 51.7%. In 2001, 89.6% of the population was Roman Catholic , 2.0% Protestant and 6.4% non-denominational.
Transport and economy
Two motorways intersect on the southern outskirts, Autoroute 15 from Montreal to the Laurentine Mountains and Autoroute 640 along the Rivière des Mille Îles. Route 117 is a major road of supraregional importance . The main public transport hub is Sainte-Thérèse train station, where AMT local trains between Montreal and Saint-Jérôme stop. Several CIT Laurentides bus routes connect the station with the surrounding communities. Another railway line leads west to Gatineau , but is only used for freight traffic.
The most important employer in Sainte-Thérèse is a plant owned by the truck manufacturer Paccar .
Personalities
- Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (1840–1898), politician
- Paul-Émile Charbonneau (1922-2014), bishop
- Joseph-Olindo Gratton (1855–1941), sculptor
Web links
- Official website of Sainte-Thérèse (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sainte-Thérèse. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed January 7, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Histoire et patrimoine. City of Sainte-Thérèse, accessed January 7, 2014 (French).
- ^ GM factories (history). Canadian poncho, accessed January 7, 2014 (French).
- ^ Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville. Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec, accessed on January 7, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse. Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec, accessed on January 7, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Sainte-Thérèse. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 7, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Sainte-Thérèse. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 7, 2014 (French).