Varennes, Quebec

Varennes is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Montérégie administrative region, approximately 25 km northeast of the center of Montreal. Varennes is part of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) Marguerite - D'Youville, has an area of ​​92.53 km ² and has 20,994 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Varennes is located on the eastern shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the region Rive- Sud, in a largely flat terrain. The city area including some islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago, including the Île Sainte -Thérèse. Neighboring municipalities are Verchères in the north, Saint- Amable in the East, Sainte -Julie in the southeast, Boucherville in the South, Montreal in the west ( on the opposite side of the St. Lawrence River ) and Repentigny to the northwest.

History

René Gaultier de Varennes, sieur, received in 1672 by Jean Talon, the basic rule of the current urban area awarded. The place name derives from the French village of Varennes -sur -Loire in today's department of Maine -et -Loire, home Gaultier. The foundation of the civil parish was in 1848. Middle of the 19th century Varennes was known as Bedeort. From the late 19th century until the beginning of the 1970s marked the saline to the Montreal company Gurd the place crucial with and cared for above-average population growth. In 1969, the government research institute Institut national de la recherche scientifique on the operation. In 1972 Varennes after the merger with the town of Sainte -Anne- de -Varennes city status. Since 2000, the city is a member of the administration union Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.

Attractions

Landmark of the city is the Basilica of Sainte -Anne de Varennes, which was built 1884-1887 in neo- gothic style manic. There is also a chapel in honor of St. Marguerite d' Youville.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 20,994 inhabitants Varennes, which corresponds to a population density of 226.9 inh. / Km ². 95.7 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 1.7 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.6 %, to other languages ​​and multiple responses accounted for 2.0%. Only 55.0% spoke French. In 2001, 95.3 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 1.5 % Protestant, and 2.7 % non-denominational.

Transport and the economy

East of the city, the Autoroute 30 runs; this highway bypasses the metropolitan area of Montreal and connects it to Sorel - Tracy. Through the town center, the route 132, a significant main road link between Longueuil along the Saint Lawrence River after Lévis. Through the city is a railway line of the Canadian National Railway, on the only freight is handled. For public transport, the company CIT Sorel -Varennes is responsible, which operates several lines Longueuil and Sorel - Tracy.

Varennes has two industrial areas. In the first, the chemical industry is predominant; Here you will find, among other things one of six Canadian plants of the chemical company Dow Chemical. The second industrial zone includes several research centers. Represented are the state's Institut national de la recherche scientifique, the electro-technical research department of energy Verso approximation company Hydro-Québec, a research facility for transformers of Asea Brown Boveri, the solar energy center and the CANMET Energy transfer center citeq.

Personalities

  • Marguerite d' Youville (1701-1771), foundress
  • Marc- Amable Girard (1822-1892), politician
  • Théodore Robitaille (1834-1897), politician
  • Marie-Mai ( born 1984 ), singer

Pictures

Chapel Sainte -Anne

Chapel Saint -Joachim

Postal codes in Canada South Shore (Montreal) Repentigny, Quebec Sorel-Tracy Marc-Amable Girard Statistics Canada
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