Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area code(s) 450 and 579 Area 62.9 km² Local time Sunday 6:53 PM | Constituted June 14, 2000 Postal code(s) J3M Highways
A-10 Route 112
Route 227 Population 10,094 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather -11°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 49% Humidity RCMs Montérégie, Rouville Regional County Municipality | ||
Marieville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 30 kilometers east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,094.
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Map of Marieville, QC, Canada
History
In 1708, Sieur Claude de Ramezey obtain a parcel of land which was named the Monnoir manor. Population increased starting at around 1740. It became a parish in 1832 and officially an incorporated municipality in 1858 and later an incorporated city in 1905. In 2000, the parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, which previously demerged from Marieville in 1855 was re-merged. Its main economic activity today is still agriculture.
Geography
Marieville is accessible via Quebec Autoroute 10, which runs from Montreal to Sherbrooke via Granby and Magog. Quebec Route 112 is a route that runs parallel to A-10 but through the municipality but continues north of Sherbrooke toward Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 227 is the secondary road that connects A-10 to the center of Marieville and runs south towards Champlain Lake and north towards Quebec Autoroute 20 near Sainte-Madeleine.
Markets
Marieville has its own Christmas Market. There were two Christmas Markets so far in 2010 and 2011. The 2012 edition has already been announced. It also has its Public Market from June to October, since June 2012.
City Council
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.