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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
City
Skyline of downtown Valleyfield
Skyline of downtown Valleyfield
Coat of arms of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Coat of arms
Official logo of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Logo
Nickname(s): 
The Venice of Quebec
Motto(s): 
Ubi lux ibi labor
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
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Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Beauharnois-Salaberry
Founded 1874
Constituted April 24, 2002
Named for Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry
Boroughs
Government
 • Type Mayor-council government
Area
 • Total 126.99 km2 (49.03 sq mi)
 • Land 108.56 km2 (41.92 sq mi)
 • Urban
33.93 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 42,787
 • Density 394.1/km2 (1,021/sq mi)
 • Urban
41,655
 • Urban density 1,227.6/km2 (3,179/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.0%
 • Dwellings
20,962
Demonym(s) Campivallensien, Campivallensienne (fr) Campivallensian (en)
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J6S, J6T, J7X
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-30
A-530

Route 132
Route 201

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2021 was 42,410.

The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area.

Due to the presence of Lake St. Francis on the St. Lawrence River, St. Francis Bay in downtown, and of numerous rivers and canals all over the town, the city is nicknamed "The Venice of Quebec".

History

The actual city was founded in 1874, the first mayor was Moise Plante. The first settlers arrived in 1798. At that moment, the settlement was named Pointe-du-Lac (Lake Point). The colony was then renamed Saranac, then Sainte-Cécile. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield was officially named in 1874 after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield, founded in 1892.

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is also the seat of the judicial district of Beauharnois since 1901.

Merger

In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities (2001 Canada census figures):

Geography

Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordered at its western end by Lake Saint Francis, with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is on the canal.

Climate

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and long, cold, and snowy winters.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Year Pop. ±%
1921 9,215 —    
1931 11,411 +23.8%
1941 17,052 +49.4%
1951 22,414 +31.4%
1956 23,584 +5.2%
1961 27,297 +15.7%
Year Pop. ±%
1966 29,111 +6.6%
1971 30,173 +3.6%
1976 29,716 −1.5%
1981 29,574 −0.5%
1986 27,875 −5.7%
1991 27,598 −1.0%
Year Pop. ±%
1996 26,600 −3.6%
2001 26,170 −1.6%
2006 39,672 +51.6%
2011 40,077 +1.0%
2016 40,745 +1.7%
2021 42,787 +5.0%
Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield had a population of 42,787 living in 20,073 of its 20,962 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 40,745. With a land area of 108.56 km2 (41.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 394.1/km2 (1,021/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 40,745 (+1.7% from 2011) 40,077 (+1.0% from 2006) 39,672 (+51.6% from 2001)
Land area: 107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi) 107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi) 107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi)
Population density: 380.3/km2 (985/sq mi) 374.2/km2 (969/sq mi) 370.4/km2 (959/sq mi)
Median age: 48.3 (M: 46.0, F: 50.1) 47.1 (M: 45.1, F: 48.7) 44.6 (M: 42.9, F: 46.2)
Total private dwellings: 19,356 19,050 18,034
Median household income: $50,952 $44,510 $41,880
Notes: Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002. – References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
39,670
37,480 Increase 0.01% 94.48% 1,160 Increase 5.0% 2.92% 395 Decrease 13.2% 1.00% 570 Increase 46.2% 1.44%
2011
39,425
37,475 Increase 1.7% 95.05% 1,105 Increase 6.8% 2.80% 455 Increase 89.6% 1.15% 390 Decrease 12.4% 0.99%
2006
38,565
36,845 Increase 51.9% 95.54% 1,035 Increase 40.8% 2.68% 240 Increase 20.0% 0.62% 445 Increase 74.5% 1.15%
2001
25,450
24,260 Decrease 2.4% 95.32% 735 Increase 11.4% 2.89% 200 Decrease 14.9% 0.79% 255 Increase 4.1% 1.00%
1996
25,995
24,855 n/a 95.61% 660 n/a 2.54% 235 n/a 0.90% 245 n/a 0.94%

Attractions

The Musée de Société des Deux-Rives (MUSO), which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is located in the city.

The city houses one of the 10 minor basilicas in Quebec. Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cecilia, built in 1934–1935, is one of the largest churches in the country.

The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regattas since 1938. The event takes place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-François. It is an international hydroplane competition, in which power boats achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it also includes other cultural activities.

Education

  • 9 daycare facilities
  • 3 pre-kindergarten centres
  • 12 elementary schools (some with daycare services), of which one is English-language.
  • 1 high school
  • 1 adult education centre
  • 1 vocational training centre
  • 1 CEGEP: Collège de Valleyfield
  • 1 French-language university centre

Gault Institute

The Gault Institute was created by Andrew Frederick Gault. He created this school during the time that the Gault Cotton Mills were up and running. To heat the school at one time he used underground pipes connecting from the school to the Cotton Mills since at the time there was no electricity.

Notable people

  • Lise Bacon: Quebec politician.
  • Line Beauchamp: Quebec politician.
  • Jean-Luc Brassard: Olympic gold medalist in skiing.
  • Pierre Cossette: television and Broadway producer.
  • Mélodie Daoust: Olympics gold medalist in ice hockey.
  • Paul-Émile Léger: Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
  • Suzanne Fortier: Principal at McGill University.
  • Armand Frappier: physician and microbiologist.
  • Vladimir Katriuk (1921–2015): alleged Nazi war criminal.
  • Dominic Larocque: Para ice hockey athlete.
  • J. Albert Leduc: ice hockey player and businessman.
  • Serge Marcil: politician and Minister of Employment in 1994.
  • Anne Minh-Thu Quach: MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry.
  • Jean Ouimet: former leader of the Green Party of Quebec.

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