Saint-Eustache, Quebec

Saint-Eustache
City
Aerial view of Saint-Eustache
Aerial view of Saint-Eustache
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
St-Eustache is located in Central Quebec
St-Eustache
St-Eustache
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°34′12″N 073°54′00″W / 45.57000°N 73.90000°W / 45.57000; -73.90000
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMDeux-Montagnes
Settled1770
ConstitutedJanuary 15, 1972
Government
 • MayorMarc Lamarre
 • Federal ridingRivière-des-Mille-Îles
 • Prov. ridingDeux-Montagnes
Area
 • Total
72.60 km2 (28.03 sq mi)
 • Land70.51 km2 (27.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
45,276
 • Density642.1/km2 (1,663/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.9%
 • Dwellings
19,396
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7P, J7R
Area codes450 and 579
Highways
A-640
R-148
R-344
Websitewww.saint-eustache.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Eustache (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿østaʃ] ⓘ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles. It is located 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Montreal.

History

The city was founded in 1770 and was incorporated in 1835.

The Battle of Saint-Eustache in the Lower Canada Rebellion was fought there on December 14, 1837. The rebels were defeated, and the town was burnt. The church was fully rebuilt after the burning except for the front facade.

Saint-Eustache was home to the Autodrome Saint-Eustache from 1965 to 2019.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Eustache had a population of 45,276 living in 18,958 of its 19,396 total private dwellings, a change of 2.9% from its 2016 population of 44,008. With a land area of 70.51 km2 (27.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 642.1/km2 (1,663.1/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend:

Mother tongue (as of 2021) :

Saint-Eustache city hall
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Eustache, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
45,000
 37,755 Decrease 2.92% 83.9% 1,880 Increase 15.69% 4.2% 680 Increase 61.90% 1.5% 3.920 Increase 49.90% 8.7%
2016
43,915
 38,890 Decrease 1.77% 88.6% 1,625 Decrease 0.61% 3.7% 420 Increase 25.37% 1.0% 2,615 Increase 37.27% 6.0%
2011
43,670
 39,590 Increase 2.36% 90.7% 1,635 Increase 11.6% 3.7% 335 Increase 31.37% 0.8% 1,905 Increase 60.08% 4.4%
2006
41,595
 38,680 Increase 3.28% 93.0% 1,465 Increase 0.69% 3.5% 255 Decrease 28.17% 0.6% 1,190 Increase 75% 2.9%
2001
39,940
 37,455 Increase 1.74% 93.8% 1,455 Decrease 7% 3.0% 355 Increase 5.98% 0.9% 680 Increase 4.61% 1.7%
1996
39,515
 36,815 n/a 93,2% 1,565 n/a 4.0% 335 n/a 0.9% 650 n/a 1.7%

Transport

There used to be a train station in Saint-Eustache from 1882 to 1940. It operated service to and from Sainte-Thérèse.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates French-language public schools.

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves the community. Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve the community.

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 56482". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 72005". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ↑ St-Eustache - The Canadian Encyclopedia
  5. ↑ Lahoud, Pierre (2004). "Église de Saint-Eustache". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  8. ↑ "Gare de Saint-Eustache (CP)".
  9. ↑ "1882: L'arrivée du train à Saint-Eustache". January 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Admission et inscription Archived January 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. 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."
  11. ↑ "Overview." Lake of Two Mountains High School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Mountainview Elementary Zone Archived December 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map Archived December 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.