Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | |
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 Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM. |
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 Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
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| Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°WCoordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Deux-Montagnes |
| Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Paulus |
| • Federal riding | Rivière-des-Mille-Îles |
| • Prov. riding | Mirabel |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 15,689 |
| • Density | 1,684.5/km2 (4,363/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  38.7% |
| • Dwellings | 6,167 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0N |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-640 |
 Route 344 |
| Website | www marthe-sur-le-lac |
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality. It is crossed from east to west by road 344, commonly known as Oka road. The town shares its borders with Deux-Montagnes to the east, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac to the west, the lake of Two-Mountains to the south and Saint-Eustache to the north.
It shares police, firefighters, waterworks and other services with the city of Deux-Montagnes.
Formerly known as a rural town where most of its inhabitants were seasonal vacationers, since 1995, the population as grown from 8,300 people to 11,300 in 2006 up to almost 15,000 nowadays.
Demographics[edit]
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 15689 (2006 to 2011 population change: 38.7%)
- Population in 2006: 11,311 (2001 to 2006 population change: 29.4%)
- Population in 2001: 8,742
- Population in 1996: 8,295
- Population in 1991: 7,410
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6039 (total dwellings: 6167)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 6.5%
- French as first language: 89.1%
- English and French as first language: 1.2%
- Other as first language: 3.2%
Education[edit]
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone schools.[5] This community has three elementary schools (Horizon-du-Lac, Des-Lucioles and Grands-Vents) and one high school (École secondaire Liberté-Jeunesse).
Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves this community.[6] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Reference number 56331 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ a b Geographic code 72015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ^ a b "(Code 2472015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Admission et inscription." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
- ^ "Overview." Lake of Two Mountains High School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Mountainview Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
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| Pointe-Calumet | Lake of Two Mountains / Montreal (L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève) |
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