Sainte-Julie, Quebec

Sainte-Julie
City
Sainte-Julie municipal library.
Logo
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Sainte-Julie Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°35′N 73°20′W / 45.583°N 73.333°WCoordinates: 45°35′N 73°20′W / 45.583°N 73.333°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Marguerite-D'Youville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Suzanne Roy
• Federal riding	Montarville
• Prov. riding	Verchères
Area[2][4]
• Total	48.90 km^2 (18.88 sq mi)
• Land	49.53 km^2 (19.12 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	30,104
• Density	607.8/km^2 (1,574/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.5%
• Dwellings	10,914
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J3E
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH) A-30	Route 229
Website	www.ville. sainte-julie.qc.ca

Sainte-Julie (originally Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères), is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 30,104. In 2009 Sainte-Julie was named the best town to live in, in Québec.

History

The territory of Sainte-Julie, was part of the parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes and was informally known as "Grand Coteau". These settlers mostly came from Boucherville.^[5]

Soon residents, finding the Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes parish too far away, asked to establish their own parish in 1843.^[5] In 1850 they received authorization and built a church on land belonging to Julie Gauthier dite St-Germain, who asked that the name of the patron Sainte-Julie be given to the parish after Julia of Corsica, a virgin martyr from the fifth century A.D.^[1][5]

On May 6, 1851, a civil proclamation recognized the parish municipality of Sainte-Julie. In the fall of 1851, there were more than 190 families and 1,251 people in Sainte-Julie, according to the federal census.^[5]

On July 1, 1885, the city obtained the right to legally elect, its first mayor, Jules Choquet.^[5]

Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères, its full name, gained city status in 1971.^[5]

In the mid-1960s, the construction of the Quebec Autoroute 20 further stimulated the development of Sainte-Julie, which became a rapidly developing suburb of Montreal.^[5]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Julie, Quebec[9]
Year Pop. ±% 1966 8,535 —     1986 15,502 +81.6% 1991 20,632 +33.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 24,030 +16.5% 2001 26,580 +10.6% 2006 29,079 +9.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 30,104 +3.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Julie, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		30,030		28,660	2.9%	95.44%		480	2.0%	1.60%		180	300.0%	0.60%		710	9.2%	2.36%
2006		29,025		27,840	8.9%	95.92%		490	12.6%	1.69%		45	78.6%	0.15%		650	106.3%	2.24%
2001		26,535		25,575	10.9%	96.38%		435	20.9%	1.64%		210	281.8%	0.79%		315	8.6%	1.19%
1996		23,950		23,055	n/a	96.26%		550	n/a	2.30%		55	n/a	0.23%		290	n/a	1.21%

Government

The mayor of Sainte-Julie is Suzanne Roy. There are eight city councillors, all of which of member's of La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy, as of the 2013 Sainte-Julie municipal election.

Sainte-Julie City Council

District		Party		Councillor
1	La Belle-Rivière-Ringuet		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Isabelle Poulet
2	Le Moulin		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	André Lemay
3	La Vallée		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Jocelyn Ducharme
4	Le Rucher		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Nicole Marchand
5	Le Vieux-Village		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Mario Lemay
6	Le Grand-Coteau		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Normand Varin
7	L'Arc-en-Ciel		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Henri Corbin
8	La Montagne		La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy	Lucie Bisson

Sainte-Julie is part of the federal electoral district of Verchères—Les Patriotes, which is represented by Sana Hassainia of the New Democratic Party. It is also part of the provincial electoral district of Verchères, which is represented by Stéphane Bergeron of the Parti Québécois.

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.^[10]

Attractions

Hydro-Quebec's electricity interpretation centre, Électrium, is located in Sainte-Julie. La Vallée du Richelieu Golf Club's Verchères course is also located in the city.

Transportation

The Sainte-Julie public transit system provides commuter and local bus services.

Quebec Autoroute 20, Quebec Autoroute 30 and Quebec Route 229 cross the city.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. "Sainte-Julie (Ville)". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Julie
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Julie, Quebec
5. "Historique". Ville de Sainte-Julie. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
10. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.