Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec

For other uses, see Saint-Hilaire (disambiguation).
Mont-Saint-Hilaire
City

Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°12′W / 45.567°N 73.200°W / 45.567; -73.200Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°12′W / 45.567°N 73.200°W / 45.567; -73.200[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted March 12, 1966
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Yves Corriveau
  Federal riding Beloeil—Chambly
  Prov. riding Borduas
Area[2][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)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 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
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

Route 116
Website www.villemsh.ca

Mont-Saint-Hilaire is an off-island suburb of Montreal in southeastern Quebec, 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. The city is named after the Mont Saint-Hilaire.

A significant deposit of the semi-precious mineral sodalite is located near Mont-Saint-Hilaire.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 18,200 Increase 15.8%
2006 15,720 Increase 10.2%
2001 14,270 Increase 9.2%
1996 13,064 Increase 6.5%
1991 12,267 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
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.

In 1864, Canada's worst rail disaster occurred here when a passenger train passed a red signal and fell off an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River, killing around 99 people.

Attractions

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[9]

See also

References

External links

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