Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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The l'Assomption River in park Chutes Monte-à-Peine | |
| Nickname(s): Capitale de la force | |
 Location within Matawinie RCM. | |
  Saint-Jean-de-Matha Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′N 73°32′W / 46.233°N 73.533°WCoordinates: 46°14′N 73°32′W / 46.233°N 73.533°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Normand Champagne |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 112.90 km2 (43.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 109.35 km2 (42.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,335 |
| • Density | 39.6/km2 (103/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 2,496 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0K 2S0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 131  Route 337 |
| Website |
www stjeandematha |
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Saint-Jean-de-Matha is a municipality located within the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the Lanaudière region.
History
The territory was once part of the seigneurial system in the 18th century and was travelled by several coureur des bois for the fur industry as well as workers in the logging industry as it was located nearby rich forest lands of the Laurentians and the Haute Mauricie regions near the Saint-Maurice River.
In the 1850s that the Saint-Jean-de-Matha Parish was made a municipality in 1855. While development was at forst slow in the 19th century, the population grew rapidly as settlers arrived in Quebec or moved away from the regions closer to the Saint Lawrence River as part of measures to develop new lands across the province.
Demographics
Population
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1946 (total dwellings: 2496)
Language
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0.8%
- French as first language: 97.2%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 1.7%
Transportation
The main transportation link of the municipality is Route 131 which travels throughout much of the Lanaudière region from Saint-Michel-des-Saints southward towards Joliette and Lavaltrie in which it connects Autoroute 40 towards Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa-Gatineau. Secondary Route 337 travels through more western towns of the Lanaudière region towards the northern Montreal suburbs of Terrebonne and Mascouche located along Autoroute 25 just north of the east end of Laval.
Railway service also exists since the late 19th century part of a Canada-wide development initiated by the first Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald which help develop several small industries despite frequent departures by several locales towards the United States in the late 19th century.
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 281417 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Jean-de-Matha census profile
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Jean-de-Matha community profile
- Municipal website (French)
- History of the region (French)
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