Varennes, Quebec
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Montérégie | ||
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville | ||
| Settled | 1672 | ||
| Constituted | August 26, 1972 | ||
| Government[2][3] | |||
| • Mayor | Martin Damphousse | ||
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | ||
| • Prov. riding | Verchères | ||
| Area[2][4] | |||
| • Total | 114.40 km2 (44.17 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 92.53 km2 (35.73 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||
| Population (2011)[4] | |||
| • Total | 20,994 | ||
| • Density | 226.9/km2 (588/sq mi) | ||
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.2% |
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| • Dwellings | 8,001 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| Postal code(s) | J3X | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | ||
Highways A-30 |
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| Website | www |
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Varennes is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2010, the population is listed at 21,174.
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History
The history of Varennes[5] starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières[6] in New France. René Gaultier,[7]sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes.[8] Jaques-René,[9] one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérese, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the British during the Seven Years' War. It was part of Quebec then of Lower Canada before it returned to be part of Quebec again.
Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.
Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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2011
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20,835
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19,985 |  0.1% |
95.92% | 360 | 18.0% |
1.73% | 125 | 177.8% |
0.60% | 365 | 11.0% |
1.75% | |||||
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2006
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20,770
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20,010 | 5.4% |
96.34% | 305 | 18.7% |
1.47% | 45 | 28.6% |
0.22% | 410 | 241.6% |
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2001
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19,520
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18,990 | 4.0% |
97.28% | 375 | 31.6% |
1.92% | 35 | 63.2% |
0.18% | 120 | 100.0% |
0.61% | |||||
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1996
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18,705
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18,265 | n/a | 97.65% | 285 | n/a | 1.52% | 95 | n/a | 0.51% | 60 | n/a | 0.32% | |||||
Prominent citizens
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 65025 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Varennes
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Varennes, Quebec Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Régiment de Carignan-Salières In french on Wikipédia
- ↑ Biography of René Gaultier de Varennes in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, Library and Archives Canada
- ↑ (French)Toponymy page on the Varennes web site
- ↑ Biography of Jacques-René Gaultier de Varennes in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, Library and Archives Canada
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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