Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
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Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
For other uses, see Saint-Hilaire (disambiguation).
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | |
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| Coordinates (100, rue du Centre-Civique[1]): 45°33′54″N 73°11′28″W / 45.565°N 73.19111°WCoordinates: 45°33′54″N 73°11′28″W / 45.565°N 73.19111°W[2] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
| Constituted | March 12, 1966 |
| Government[1][3] | |
| • Mayor | Michel Gilbert |
| • Federal riding | Chambly—Borduas |
| • Prov. riding | Borduas |
| Area[1][4] | |
| • Total | 45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 18,200 |
| • Density | 410.9/km2 (1,064/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  15.8% |
| • Dwellings | 7,406 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J3H |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Access Routes[5]  A-20 / TCH |
 Route 116 |
| Website | www.villemsh.ca |
Mont-Saint-Hilaire is an off-island suburb of Montréal in southeastern Québec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 18,200.
A significant deposit of the semi-precious mineral Sodalite is located near Mont-Saint-Hilaire.
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Demographics
Population
Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2011 | 18,200 | 15.8% |
| 2006 | 15,720 | 10.2% |
| 2001 | 14,270 | 9.2% |
| 1996 | 13,064 | 6.5% |
| 1991 | 12,267 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 14,540 | 93.32% |
| English only | 610 | 3.92% |
| Both English and French | 60 | 0.39% |
| Other languages | 370 | 2.37% |
Transportation
Mont-Saint-Hilaire is served by the Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. Local bus service is provided by the CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu.
Attractions
- Art Station
- Museum of arts of Mont-Saint-Hilaire
- Art center Ozias Leduc
- Manoir Rouville-Campbell
- Saint-Hilaire church
McGill's Gault Nature Reserve resides over the thousand hectares of primeval forest land, used for research and recreation purposes.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Mont-Saint-Hilaire
- ^ Reference number 42205 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
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