Saint-Zotique, Quebec
City in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Zotique
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Road 338
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Motto:
Vivons heureux
(Let's live happily)
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Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
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Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°15′W / 45.25°N 74.25°W / 45.25; -74.25 [1] | |
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Province |
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Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
Constituted | 27 May 1967 |
Government | |
• Type | Saint-Zotique Municipal Council |
• Mayor | Yvon Chiasson |
• Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
• Prov. riding | Soulanges |
Area | |
• Total | 50.10 km 2 (19.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 25.04 km 2 (9.67 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)
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• Total | 9,618 |
• Density | 384.0/km 2 (995/sq mi) |
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2016-2021
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Dwellings
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4,164 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC−4 ( EDT ) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways
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Website |
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Saint-Zotique ( French pronunciation: [ˌsɛ̃zɔˈtsɪk] ) is a city located within the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region located about 45 minutes west of Montreal , Quebec, Canada. It is named for Saint Zoticus of Comana .
The city resides on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Saint Francis and along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor , the most populated area in Canada .
History
The first economic activities in the region started in the mid-18th century with forest exploitation and agriculture. The place was first named "Concession-du-Lac" and "Lac-Saint-François" after the adjacent lake. Subsequently, it was also known as "Longueuil-sur-le-Lac" (because it was part of the seigneury of New Longueuil , and "Moulin-Biron" (named after the owner of the first sawmill built near the wharf). [5]
Saint-Zotique officially became parish near 1849 when it was separated from the parish of Saint-Polycarpe located a few kilometres to the north. In 1854, its post office opened, and a year later in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Zotique was formed. [5]
In 1913, the village itself split off from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Zotique, and eventually the two municipalities merged again to form a new village municipality in 1967. On 4 April 2009, it changed its status to just municipality and in 2023, it became a city. [5]
Demographics
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 9,618 (21.2% from 2016) | 7,934 (17.1% from 2011) | 6,773 (+29.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 25.04 km 2 (9.67 sq mi) | 25.10 km 2 (9.69 sq mi) | 25.19 km 2 (9.73 sq mi) |
Population density | 384.0/km 2 (995/sq mi) | 316.1/km 2 (819/sq mi) | 268.8/km 2 (696/sq mi) |
Median age | 41.2 (M: 40.8, F: 42.0) | 38.7 (M: 38.8, F: 38.7) | 37.9 (M: 38.0, F: 37.9) |
Total private dwellings | 4,164 | 3,365 | 2,893 |
Median household income | $87,000 | $74,903 | $66,171 |
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Source: Statistics Canada [11] |
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Zotique, Quebec [11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total |
French
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English
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French & English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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9,620
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8,530 |
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88.9% | 580 |
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6.2% | 160 |
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1.7% | 285 |
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2.9% | |||||
2016
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7,935
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7,335 |
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92.4% | 345 |
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4.4% | 65 |
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0.8% | 165 |
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2.1% | |||||
2011
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6,760
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6,295 |
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93.1% | 300 |
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4.4% | 65 |
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1.0% | 100 |
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1.5% | |||||
2006
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5,255
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4,965 |
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94.5% | 170 |
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3.2% | 45 |
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0.9% | 75 |
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1.4% | |||||
2001
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4,150
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3,980 |
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95.9% | 135 |
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3.3% | 25 |
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0.6% | 10 |
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0.2% | |||||
1996
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3,670
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3,420 | n/a | 93.2% | 145 | n/a | 4.0% | 60 | n/a | 1.6% | 45 | n/a | 1.2% |
Attractions
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The town is home to a popular beach which can accommodate as many as 10,000 people. Located on Lac Saint-François, nautical sports are among the region's most popular activities and the town also has a golf course. [12]
Local government
Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
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2021 | 28% | 1,278 | 17% | 794 | 44% | 2,024 | 7% | 304 | 0% | 0 | |
2019 | 29% | 1,333 | 9% | 405 | 49% | 2,230 | 8% | 340 | 3% | 140 | |
Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
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2018 | 50% | 2,284 | 20% | 902 | 13% | 605 | 13% | 610 | |
2014 | 0% | 0 | 41% | 1,511 | 12% | 438 | 42% | 1,558 | |
Saint-Zotique forms part of the federal electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît and has been represented by Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Saint-Zotique is part of the Soulanges electoral district and is represented by Marilyne Picard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.
List of former mayors: [15]
- Firmin François Liénard (1913–1915)
- Joseph Arsène Adolphe Bray (1916, 1931–1933)
- Joseph Omer Alphonse Méthot (1916–1917)
- Henri-Pie-Marie-Joseph-Alfred La Rocque (1917–1921)
- Jean Baptiste Sauvé (1921–1925)
- Josephat Léger (1925–1929)
- Hilaire Duval (1929–1931, 1933–1935)
- Joseph François d'Assise Adrien Cadieux (1935)
- Joseph Joachim Eugène Bissonnette (1935)
- Pierre Montpetit (1935)
- Albert Rochon (1935–1939)
- Joseph Tancrède Asselin (1939–1942)
- Cyrille Joseph Albert Richer Laflèche (1942, 1944)
- Louis Julien Bergevin (1942–1944)
- Joseph-Wilfrid-Godefroi Blanchard (1944–1971)
- Joseph Alfred Jacques Claude Blanchard (1971–1985)
- Joseph-Wilfrid-Maurice-Yvon Leroux (1985–1998)
- Robert Hovington (1998–2005)
- Gaëtane Legault (2005–2013)
- Yvon Chiasson (2013–present)
Infrastructure
Transportation
Located on Route 338 and just south of Autoroute 20 near the Ontario -Quebec border, it is easily accessible from the busiest transportation corridor of the country with direct links to Montreal, Cornwall and Toronto .
Education
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. [16]
- École de la Riveraine
- École des Orioles
- École Saint-Zotique
- École Virginie-Roy
- 2 e Avenue is zoned to École Léopold-Carrière in Les Coteaux [17]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. [18]
- Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare
See also
References
- ↑ "Reference number 402430 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec " . toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Zotique" . www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation . Retrieved 12 May 2022 .
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
- 1 2 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Zotique, Municipalité (MÉ) [ Census subdivision ] , Quebec" . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Fiche descriptive: Saint-Zotique" . www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca . Commission de toponymie du Québec . Retrieved 23 January 2018 .
- ↑ "2021 Community Profiles" . 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022 . Retrieved 12 May 2022 .
- ↑ "2016 Community Profiles" . 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021 . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles" . 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019 . Retrieved 6 February 2014 .
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles" . 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles" . 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
- 1 2 1996 , 2001 , 2006 , 2011 , 2016 , 2021 census
- ↑ Saint-Zotique official website - Recreation Archived 18 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Saint-Zotique)" . Elections Canada . Retrieved 3 March 2023 .
- ↑ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Saint-Zotique)" . Elections Québec . Retrieved 4 March 2023 .
- ↑ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Zotique (municipalité) 23.4.1913 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com . Institut généalogique Drouin . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
- ↑ "Les écoles et les centres" . Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs . Retrieved 18 January 2013 .
- ↑ " Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018 ." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs . Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
- ↑ " School Board Map ." Lester B. Pearson School Board . Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
External links
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- Website of Saint-Zotique, Quebec (in French)
- Municipal Beach Website (in French)
- Map of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region
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