Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
| Beauharnois-Salaberry | |
|---|---|
| Regional county municipality | |
 Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°56′W / 45.32°N 73.93°WCoordinates: 45°19′N 73°56′W / 45.32°N 73.93°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat[2] | Beauharnois |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yves Daoust |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 523.10 km2 (201.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 470.68 km2 (181.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 61,950 |
| • Density | 131.6/km2 (341/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.9% |
| • Dwellings | 28,829 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website |
www |
Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.[2]
History
The RCM was formed by combining historic Beauharnois County and another historic county.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (2)
- Municipalities (4)
- Parishes (1)
Demographics
Population
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| Historical Census Data - Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 59,785 | — |
| 1996 | 59,769 | −0.0% |
| 2001 | 59,137 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | 60,802 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 61,950 | +1.9% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
61,180 |
58,000 | 2.6% |
94.80% | 1,925 | 13.6% |
3.15% | 645 | 84.3% |
1.05% | 610 |  25.6% |
1.00% | |||||
| 2006 |
59,405 |
56,540 | 2.1% |
95.18% | 1,695 | 4.8% |
2.85% | 350 | 14.6% |
0.59% | 820 | 60.8% |
1.38% | |||||
| 2001 |
58,060 |
55,360 | 1.7% |
95.35% | 1,780 | 13.4% |
3.07% | 410 | 14.6% |
0.71% | 510 | 20.0% |
0.88% | |||||
| 1996 |
58,790 |
56,315 | n/a | 64.04% | 1,570 | n/a | 32.24% | 480 | n/a | 1.50% | 425 | n/a | 2.23% | |||||
Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]
- Autoroutes
- Principal Highways
- Secondary Highways
- External Routes
- None
Attractions
- Beauharnois Canal
- Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station (Melocheville)
- Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
- Howick Airport (Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois)
- Pointe-du-Bruisson Archaeological Park (Melocheville)
- Valleyfield Airport (Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka)
Protected areas:
- Îles-de-Paix National Fauna Reserve
- Îles-de-Saint-Timothée Regional Park
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141118 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic code 700 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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