Verchères
Verchères | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
Constituted | September 18, 1971 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alexandre Bélisle |
• Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
• Prov. riding | Verchères |
Area | |
• Total | 85.20 km2 (32.90 sq mi) |
• Land | 73.27 km2 (28.29 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 5,692 |
• Density | 77.7/km2 (201/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 8.6% |
• Dwellings | 2,406 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-30 | R-132 |
Website | www |
Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,692.
History
In the 17th century, the settlement at Verchères was the scene of an Iroquois raid that was apparently thwarted by the ingenuity of a 14-year-old girl named Madeleine (now known as Madeleine de Verchères). A cast-iron statue of Madeleine de Verchères stands today by the former location of the settlement stronghold on the shore of the Saint-Lawrence river.
In French, the word Verchères can be used as an adjective to describe a specific type of rowboat invented in Verchères at the end of the 19th century, i.e. chaloupe verchères. A specimen of the rowboat is on permanent outdoor display during in the summer and fall in at the Parc Jean-Marie Moreau across from the town office.
The motto of Verchères is In Tenebris Lumen Rectis Corde. The streets of Verchères are mostly named after the patronyms of residing families but also after local people who rose to celebrity in Canadian history.
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 5,692 (+8.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 73.27 km2 (28.29 sq mi) |
Population density | 77.7/km2 (201/sq mi) |
Median age | 40.7 (M: 40.1, F: 41.3) |
Private dwellings | 2,406 (total) |
Median household income | $68,946 |
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Language
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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 % | |||||
2011
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5,675
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5,545 | 10.1% | 97.71% | 60 | 50.0% | 1.06% | 25 | 25.0% | 0.44% | 45 | 50.0% | 0.79% | |||||
2006
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5,185
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5,035 | 8.3% | 97.11% | 40 | 33.3% | 0.77% | 20 | 100.0% | 0.39% | 90 | 125.0% | 1.73% | |||||
2001
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4,730
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4,650 | 2.3% | 98.31% | 30 | 25.0% | 0.63% | 10 | n/a% | 0.21% | 40 | 60.0% | 0.85% | |||||
1996
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4,825
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4,760 | n/a | 98.65% | 40 | n/a | 0.83% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 25 | n/a | 0.52% |
Notable natives and residents
- Joseph Coulon de Jumonville whose death while a prisoner of George Washington ignited the French and Indian War theater of the Seven Years' War
- Louis Coulon de Villiers who is the only officer to whom Washington ever surrendered.
- François Coulon de Villiers another of the Coulon brothers who would later be Alcalde of New Orleans, Louisiana (New Spain)
- Bernard Landry former Premier of Quebec .
- Lynda Lemay, songwriter and singer.
- Calixa Lavallée, composer of O Canada.
- Pierre Bouchard, Montreal Canadiens retired former professional hockey player.
- Alexandre Beaudoin, fingerprint scientist
Panorama
See also
References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Verchères
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Verchères, Quebec Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 65404". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
Media related to Verchères (Québec) at Wikimedia Commons