Sainte-Marie-Salomé, Quebec

Sainte-Marie-Salomé is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Marie-Salomé
municipality
Nickname(s):  Sainte-Marie
Location within Montcalm RCM
Sainte-Marie-Salomé Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°56′N 73°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Settled	1765
Constituted	December 27, 1888
Government [2]
• Mayor	Veronique Venne
• Federal riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	33.50 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
• Land	33.69 km^2 (13.01 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,164
• Density	34.5/km^2 (89/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	7.3%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2Z0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[4]	No major routes

History

In 1765, the first wave of colonization occurred as a result of the Great Upheaval when Acadians from Boston arrived and settled on the south bank of the Vacher Creek (French: ruisseau Vacher) in the Seignory of Saint-Sulpice. The settlement was called Bas-du-Ruisseau-Vacher (meaning "Lower Vacher Creek"), named after a certain Vacher who accompanied surveyor John Péladeau in 1767 on the seignory's territory. In 1790, the settlement grew when families from Château-Richer arrived. Actual clearing of the area began around 1820.[5]

In March 1883, Sainte-Marie-Salomé became home to the second creamery of Quebec.[5]

In 1888, the parish municipality of Sainte-Marie-Salomé was established by separating from Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, and named after Mary Salome. Its letters patent used the misspelled "Salomée", which was not corrected until 1986. In 1889, the local post office opened. During the 1890s, the location was also known as Sainte-Marie-Salomé-de-Port-Royal, indicating the origin of its Acadian settlers.[5]

Administration

• 1995-2013: Maurice Richard
• 2013- : Véronique Venne

Economy

Being in the fertile land of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, agriculture is the most important economic function of the municipality.[6]

Demographics

Population trend:[7]

• Population in 2011: 1164 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.3%)
• Population in 2006: 1256
• Population in 2001: 1166
• Population in 1996: 1189
• Population in 1991: 1116

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 474 (total dwellings: 508)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.8%
• French as first language: 97.6%
• English and French as first language: 0.8%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École de Sainte-Marie-Salomé[8]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[9]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[10]

References

1. Reference number 183476 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 63005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Marie-Salomé census profile
4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
5. "Sainte-Marie-Salomé (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
6. "La municipalité de Sainte-Marie-Salomé" (in French). Centre local de développement Montcalm. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. "de Sainte-Marie-Salomé." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
9. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
10. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

• MRC de Montcalm - Sainte-Marie-Salomé