Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 48.9 km² Local time Tuesday 10:55 PM | Constituted July 1, 1855 Postal code(s) J3E Highways A-20 (TCH) A-30 Route 229 Population 30,104 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity RCMs Montérégie, Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality | ||
Sainte-Julie (originally Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères), is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 30,104. In 2009 Sainte-Julie was named the best town to live in, in Québec.
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Map of Sainte-Julie, QC, Canada
History
The territory of Sainte-Julie, was part of the parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes and was informally known as "Grand Coteau". These settlers mostly came from Boucherville.
Soon residents, finding the Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes parish too far away, asked to establish their own parish in 1843. In 1850 they received authorization and built a church on land belonging to Julie Gauthier dite St-Germain, who asked that the name of the patron Sainte-Julie be given to the parish after Julia of Corsica, a virgin martyr from the fifth century A.D.
On May 6, 1851, a civil proclamation recognized the parish municipality of Sainte-Julie. In the fall of 1851, there were more than 190 families and 1,251 people in Sainte-Julie, according to the federal census.
On July 1, 1885, the city obtained the right to legally elect, its first mayor, Jules Choquet.
Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères, its full name, gained city status in 1971.
In the mid-1960s, the construction of the Quebec Autoroute 20 further stimulated the development of Sainte-Julie, which became a rapidly developing suburb of Montreal.
Government
The mayor of Sainte-Julie is Suzanne Roy. There are eight city councillors, all of which of member's of La voix des citoyens — Équipe Suzanne Roy, as of the 2013 Sainte-Julie municipal election.
Sainte-Julie is part of the federal electoral district of Verchères—Les Patriotes, which is represented by Sana Hassainia of the New Democratic Party. It is also part of the provincial electoral district of Verchères, which is represented by Stéphane Bergeron of the Parti Québécois.
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.
Attractions
Hydro-Quebec's electricity interpretation centre, Électrium, is located in Sainte-Julie. La Vallée du Richelieu Golf Club's Verchères course is also located in the city.
Transportation
The Sainte-Julie public transit system provides commuter and local bus services.
Quebec Autoroute 20, Quebec Autoroute 30 and Quebec Route 229 cross the city.