Sainte-Julie, Quebec

Sainte -Julie is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Montérégie administrative region, about 20 km northeast of Montreal. Sainte -Julie is part of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) Marguerite - D'Youville, has an area of ​​49.53 km ² and has 30 104 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Sainte -Julie in the region Rive- Sud in the Montérégie level, about halfway between the St. Lawrence River and the Rivière Richelieu. The city covers the core settlement and some south-east of this, the settlement Domaine des Hauts -Bois. The latter is located below the steep northern flank of the 218 meter high Mont Saint- Bruno, one of the Montérégie hills. Neighboring communities are Saint- Amable in the north, Saint -Mathieu -de- Beloeil in the east, Saint -Basile -le- Grand in the Southeast, Saint- Bruno -de- Montarville in the south, Boucherville, Varennes in the southwest and the northwest.

History

The current urban area was settled in the late 18th century by farmers. It was originally part of the Seigneurie Belœil and the parish of Sainte -Anne- de -Varennes. 1850 saw the establishment of the parish of Sainte -Julie. The name reminds one hand to the Martyr Julia of Corsica, on the other hand to Julie Gauthier, which provided a plot for the construction of the first church available. A year later, the civil parish was founded. The highway construction in the 1960s (associated with the proximity to Montreal ) resulted in an above-average population growth: Between 1961 and 2001 the population increased by more than twenty times. In 1971, the community received the city status. The city is a member of the administration union Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal since 2000.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted Sainte -Julie 30 104 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 607.8 inh. / Km ². 95.2 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 1.6 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.6 %, to other languages ​​and multiple responses accounted for 2.6 %. Only 54.3 % spoke French. In 2001, 93.5 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 1.6 % Protestant, and 3.9 % non-denominational.

Transport and the economy

At the western edge intersect two highways, the Autoroute 20 in Montreal towards Lévis and Autoroute 30, which bypasses the Montreal metropolitan area and leads to Sorel - Tracy. Stadtwerke operate several bus lines, including express routes Longueuil and Montreal.

Is the Poste de Boucherville, one of the largest substations of the state power utility Hydro-Québec at the western city limits. The company operates in Sainte -Julie also Electrium an interpretive center on the topic of electricity.