Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Montérégie administrative region, approximately 20 kilometers east of Montreal. The city is part of the agglomeration of Longueuil, has an area of 43.28 km ² and has 26,107 inhabitants ( 2011). From 2002 to 2006 Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville was a district of Longueuil.
Geography
Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville lies in the region Rive- Sud, in the plain between the St. Lawrence River and the Rivière Richelieu. In the northern part of the metropolitan area, the 218 -meter high Mont Saint- Bruno, the lowest of the Montérégie hills rises. While the hillsides fall precipitously, the peak area is flattened and has a plurality of depressions on. These are the lakes Lac seigneurial, Lac des Bouleaux, Lac du Moulin, Lac à la Tortue and Lac des Atocas. A large part of the hill stands as Parc national du Mont -Saint- Bruno nature reserve. Neighboring municipalities are Sainte -Julie in the north, Saint -Basile -le- Grand in the East, Saint -Basile -le- Grand in the southeast, Carignan in the south, Longueuil and Boucherville in the West in the Northwest.
History
1710 was Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, the governor of New France, the newly created Seigneurie Montarville to Pierre Boucher de Boucherville. 1723 was noted that even no clearings had been made and had no one settled. The Seigneurie remained until 1829 owned by the family and then went over to the Montreal lawyer François- Pierre Bruneau. In the 19th century there were six water mills that took advantage of the water power of the Mont Saint- Bruno. Bishop Ignace Bourget created in 1842, the parish of Saint- Bruno, after a petition was received. The name recalls the then Seigneur Bruneau and the Saint Bruno of Cologne; the addition Montarville is a portmanteau word from montagne (mountain) and the family name Boucherville. The foundation of the civil parish in 1855, a year after the abolition of the seigneurial regime. 1958 was the church the city status.
The Government of the Province of Quebec ordered the merger of several municipalities with the city Longueuil, which entered into force on 1 January 2002. Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville now formed a district of Longueuil. This approach met with in parts of the population with considerable resistance. In a referendum on 20 January 2004, 72 % of voters were in favor of the separation, the required quorum of 35 % of the votes of all voting was clearly exceeded. The community was re-established on 1 January 2006, but was forced to cede some powers to the Association of Municipalities of the agglomeration of Longueuil. Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville is a member of the company founded in 2000 Zweckverbandes Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
Population
According to the 2011 census counted Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville 26,107 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 603.2 inh. / Km ². 84.4 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 9.3 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 1.2%, to other languages and multiple responses accounted for 5.1%. Only 33.9 % spoke French. In 2001, 87.5 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 5.9% Protestant, and 4.7% non-denominational.
Transport and the economy
The along the western outskirts of the Autoroute 30 This highway runs drives around the Montreal metropolitan area and continues north to Sorel - Tracy. It intersects with the nationally significant, partially -developed highway-like main street, Route 116, Saint -Hyacinthe with Longueuil, Victoriaville and Lévis connects. Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville is on the main railway line between the cities of Montreal and Quebec City, the station stop AMT commuter trains to Mont -Saint -Hilaire. Several bus lines of the Réseau de transport de Longueuil society open up the city.
An important economic factor is the shopping center Promenades Saint- Bruno. With over 250 shops, it is the largest facility of its kind in the region Montérégie. At the north-west slopes of Mont -Saint- Bruno is the winter sports area Ski Saint- Bruno.
Pictures
Old presbytery
Mill on the Mont Saint- Bruno
Former railway station
Cultural