Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁt syʁ lə lak], Sainte-Marthe on the Lake) 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.
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | |
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| City of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Ville de Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | |
 Aerial view of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | |
 Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM | |
  Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.53°N 73.93°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Deux-Montagnes |
| Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Robillard |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Mirabel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 19,797 |
| • Density | 2,067.4/km2 (5,355/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  9.5% |
| • Dwellings | 7,642 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-640 |  R-344 |
| Website | www |
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.
History
editOn 27 April 2019, there was a flooding that forced more than 6000 people to be evacuated.[4]
Demographics
editIn 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.[5]
Population trend:[6]
- 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
- Population in 1986: 6,143
- Population in 1981: 5,586
- Population in 1976: 4,726
- Population in 1971: 3.169
- Population in 1966: 1,999
- Population in 1961: 1,411
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.6%
- French as first language: 82.1%
- English and French as first language: 1.4%
- Other as first language: 9.9%
Education
editThe Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone schools.[7] This community has three elementary schools (Horizon-du-Lac,[8] Des-Lucioles,[9] and des Grands-Vents[10]) 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).[11]
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.[12] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56331". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 72015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "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."
- ^ "Horizon-du-Lac." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "des-Lucioles." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "des-Grands-Vents." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
editMedia related to Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac at Wikimedia Commons