Candiac, Quebec

Candiac is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Montérégie administrative region, about 15 km south of the center of Montreal. Candiac is part of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) Roussillon, has an area of ​​17.59 km ² and has 19,876 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Candiac is located in the region Rive- Sud on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River and is part of the community association Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal. In the municipality there is a section of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Neighboring communities are La Prairie in the Northeast, Saint -Philippe in the east, Saint -Mathieu in the south, Saint-Constant in the southwest and Delson in the West.

History

Compared with the surrounding communities Candiac is a relatively young settlement. It was founded on 31 January 1957, when the provincial government of Quebec the Canadian- European investors group Candiac Development Corporation granted permission to acquire an area of ​​slightly more than 10 km ². The utilized agricultural area was formerly part of the municipalities of Saint -Philippe, La Prairie, Delson and Saint- Constant. There were plans for a large industrial complex and residential population of about 50,000. However, the ambitious plans could be realized only in part. Candiac is named after the birthplace of the French General Louis -Joseph de Montcalm, the Châteu de Candiac near Nîmes.

Transport and the economy

To the south of Candiac cross two highways: the Autoroute 15 runs from Montreal to the border of the U.S. state of New York, while the Autoroute 30, the Montreal agglomeration bypasses widely. An important main road link is the Route 132 toward Salaberry -de- Valleyfield. Candiac is the terminus of a suburban railway line in the Agence métropolitaine de transport, which leads to the Lucien- L'Allier Station in downtown Montreal. The bus operation CIT Le Richelain operates several lines in the neighboring communities and to Montreal. One of the most established companies in Candiac is the Canadian branch of Rutgers Chemicals.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 19,876 inhabitants Candiac, which corresponds to a population density of 1,130 inh. / Km ². 79.6 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 9.6 %. As a bilingual ( French and English), 1.5 % referred to other languages ​​and multiple responses accounted for 9.3%. Only 32.1% spoke French. In 2001, 87.8 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 3.6 % Protestant, and 5.4 % non-denominational.