Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec

Saint-Jean-de-Matha
Municipality

The l'Assomption River in park Chutes Monte-à-Peine
Nickname(s): Capitale de la force

Location within Matawinie RCM.
Saint-Jean-de-Matha

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°14′N 73°32′W / 46.233°N 73.533°W / 46.233; -73.533Coordinates: 46°14′N 73°32′W / 46.233°N 73.533°W / 46.233; -73.533[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Matawinie
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
  Mayor Normand Champagne
  Federal riding Joliette
  Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
  Total 112.90 km2 (43.59 sq mi)
  Land 109.35 km2 (42.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 4,335
  Density 39.6/km2 (103/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.4%
  Dwellings 2,496
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0K 2S0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 131
Route 337
Website www.municipalite
stjeandematha.com

Saint-Jean-de-Matha is a municipality located within the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the Lanaudière region.

History

The territory was once part of the seigneurial system in the 18th century and was travelled by several coureur des bois for the fur industry as well as workers in the logging industry as it was located nearby rich forest lands of the Laurentians and the Haute Mauricie regions near the Saint-Maurice River.

It was in the 1850s that the Saint-Jean-de-Matha Parish was made official and was declared a municipality in 1855. While development was slow in the 19th century, the population grew rapidly as settlers arrived in Quebec or moved away from the regions closer to the Saint Lawrence River as part of measures to develop new lands across the province.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 3,260    
1996 3,624+11.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 3,602−0.6%
2006 4,152+15.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 4,335+4.4%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1946 (total dwellings: 2496)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

Transportation

The main transportation link of the municipality is Route 131 which travels throughout much of the Lanaudière region from Saint-Michel-des-Saints southward towards Joliette and Lavaltrie in which it connects Autoroute 40 towards Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa-Gatineau. Secondary Route 337 travels through more western towns of the Lanaudière region towards the northern Montreal suburbs of Terrebonne and Mascouche located along Autoroute 25 just north of the east end of Laval.

Railway service also exists since the late 19th century part of a Canada-wide development initiated by the first Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald which help develop several small industries despite frequent departures by several locales towards the United States in the late 19th century.

See also

References



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