Varennes, Quebec
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Varennes | |
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 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. | |
  Varennes Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W / 45.683°N 73.433°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Settled | 1672 |
| Constituted | August 26, 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Damphousse |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Verchères |
| Area | |
• City | 114.40 km2 (44.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• City | 21,198 |
| • Density | 223.6/km2 (579/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,591 |
| • Urban density | 1,987.5/km2 (5,148/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 8,538 |
| 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 |
Varennes (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛn] ⓘ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2015, the population is listed at 24,000.
History
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The history of Varennes[5] starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières[6] in New France. René Gaultier,[7] sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes.[8] Jaques-René,[9] one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérèse, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the British in 1760 during the Montreal Campaign. It was part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then of Lower Canada, before it returned to being part of Quebec again in 1867 due to Canadian Confederation.
Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1976 | 6,469 | — |
| 1981 | 8,764 | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 10,489 | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 14,758 | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 18,842 | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 19,653 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20,950 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 20,994 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21,257 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21,198 | −0.3% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Varennes had a population of 21,198 living in 8,412 of its 8,538 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 21,257. With a land area of 94.8 km2 (36.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.6/km2 (579.1/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 21,198 (-0.3% from 2016) | 21,257 (+1.3% from 2011) | 20,994 (+0.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi) | 94.41 km2 (36.45 sq mi) | 92.53 km2 (35.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 223.6/km2 (579/sq mi) | 225.2/km2 (583/sq mi) | 226.9/km2 (588/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.4 (M: 41.2, F: 43.2) | 41.1 (M: 40.4, F: 41.6) | 39.5 (M: 38.7, F: 40.2) |
| Private dwellings | 8,538 (total) | 8,315 (total) | 8,001 (total) |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $90,315 | $83,908 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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21,075
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19,855 | 1,7%
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94.2% | 315 |  1.6%
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1.5% | 225 | 87.5%
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1.1% | 555 | 30.6%
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2.6% | |||||
2016
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21,120
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20,190 | 1,0%
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95,6% | 310 | 13.8%
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1.5% | 120 | 4.0%
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0.6% | 425 | 16,4%
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2.0% | |||||
2011
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20,835
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19,985 | 0.1%
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95.9% | 360 | 18.0%
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1.7% | 125 | 177.8%
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0.6% | 365 | 11.0%
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1.8% | |||||
2006
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20,770
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20,010 | 5.4%
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96.3% | 305 | 18.7%
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1.5% | 45 | 28.6%
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0.2% | 410 | 241.6%
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2.0% | |||||
2001
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19,520
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18,990 | 4.0%
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97.3% | 375 | 31.6%
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1.9% | 35 | 63.2%
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0.2% | 120 | 100.0%
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0.6% | |||||
1996
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18,705
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18,265 | n/a | 97.7% | 285 | n/a | 1.5% | 95 | n/a | 0.5% | 60 | n/a | 0.3% | |||||
Notable people
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See also
[edit]- Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality
- Saint Lawrence River
- Saint-Charles River (Varennes)
- List of cities in Quebec
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 65025". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Varennes
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- ^ a b c "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Audet, Francis-Joseph (1943). Varennes: notes pour servir à l'histoire de cette seigneurie (in French). Les Éditions des Dix.
- ^ Régiment de Carignan-Salières In french on Wikipédia
- ^ Tessier, Albert (1979) [1966]. "Gaultier de Varennes, René". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ (French)Toponymy page on the Varennes web site
- ^ Standen, S. Dale (1974). "Gaultier de Varennes, Jacques-René". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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