Saint-Colomban, Quebec
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- See also Saint-Colomban, France.
| Saint-Colomban | |
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| Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM. Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM. |
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 Saint-Colomban
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Labrosse |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 94.00 km2 (36.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 93.56 km2 (36.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 13,080 |
| • Density | 139.8/km2 (362/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |  29.0% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J5K 1A1 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Saint-Colomban is a city in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus.
The pioneer responsible for developing the village was the priest John Falvey, who constructed the parish and preached to the first parishioners.
Saint-Colomban was also the birthplace of Mr. Justice Emmett Hall, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada widely considered to be one of the fathers of Medicare.
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.
Sources
- ↑ Reference number 403498 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 75005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- (French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- (French) Commission de toponymie du Québec
- (French) Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales
External links
- (French) Site officiel Saint-Colomban
- (English) Site dedicated to Irish history of the original settlers
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