Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
City
Street in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Street in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is located in Central Quebec
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.53°N 73.93°W / 45.53; -73.93[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMDeux-Montagnes
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1960
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrançois Robillard
 • Federal ridingMirabel
 • Prov. ridingMirabel
Area
[2][3]
 • Total12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
 • Land8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total19,797
 • Density2,067.4/km2 (5,355/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.5%
 • Dwellings
7,642
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0N
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-640
R-344
Websitewww.ville.sainte-marthe-sur-le-lac.qc.ca

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, 40 km from Montreal. It is crossed from east to west by Route 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.

It was formerly known as a rural town in which most of its inhabitants were seasonal vacationers, but it is increasingly lived in year-round.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac had a population of 19,797 living in 7,503 of its 7,642 total private dwellings, a change of 9.5% from its 2016 population of 18,074. With a land area of 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,267.7/km2 (5,873.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 19,797 (2016 to 2021 population change: 9.5%)
  • Population in 2016: 18,074 (2011 to 2016 population change: 15.2%)
  • Population in 2011: 15,689 (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

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 4.7%
  • French as first language: 87.1%
  • English and French as first language: 1.1%
  • Other as first language: 6.1%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone schools.[6] This community has three elementary schools (Horizon-du-Lac,[7] Des-Lucioles,[8] and des Grands-Vents[9]) and one alternative lower secondary school (École secondaire Liberté-Jeunesse). École Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes has upper secondary education. Some areas are served by École des Mésanges and Emmanuel-Chénard, both also in Deux-Montagnes, and Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes (for all secondary levels).[10]

Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, and the community is served by Lake of Two Mountains High School, in Deux-Montagnes.[11] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.[12][13]

History

On 27 April 2019, there was a flooding that forced more than 6000 people to be evacuated.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56331". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 72015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ↑ "Admission et inscription Archived 2015-01-31 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."
  7. ↑ "Horizon-du-Lac." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "des-Lucioles." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ "des-Grands-Vents." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 20/9/2017) Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Overview." Lake of Two Mountains High School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Mountainview Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ Champagne, sara (27 April 2020). "Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac: un an, une digue et des millions plus tard". La Presse. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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