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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
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Skyline of downtown Valleyfield
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| Nickname(s):
The Venice of Quebec
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| Motto(s):
Ubi lux ibi labor
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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 |
List of boroughs
Grande-Île
Nitro Georges-Leduc Champlain La Baie Robert-Cauchon Jules-Léger Saint-Timothée |
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| 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)
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| • 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 |  5.0% |
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| • 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
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| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | ||
Highways A-30 A-530 |
 Route 132 Route 201 |
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (French pronunciation: [salabɛʁi də valefiɫd]) 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".
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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):
- Saint-Timothée (8,299)
- Grande-Île (4,559)
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.
| Climate data for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.3 (−36.9) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−29 (−20) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−32.0 (−25.6) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.8 (2.94) |
59.3 (2.33) |
61.9 (2.44) |
77.3 (3.04) |
82.9 (3.26) |
94.7 (3.73) |
97.6 (3.84) |
92.5 (3.64) |
82.6 (3.25) |
92.0 (3.62) |
85.7 (3.37) |
76.8 (3.02) |
978.0 (38.50) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 24.2 (0.95) |
19.9 (0.78) |
31.9 (1.26) |
70.3 (2.77) |
82.9 (3.26) |
97.4 (3.83) |
97.6 (3.84) |
92.5 (3.64) |
82.6 (3.25) |
90.6 (3.57) |
74.4 (2.93) |
33.1 (1.30) |
794.7 (31.29) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 50.6 (19.9) |
39.3 (15.5) |
30.1 (11.9) |
7.2 (2.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.3 (0.5) |
11.3 (4.4) |
43.7 (17.2) |
183.5 (72.2) |
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Demographics
| Historical census data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002. Source: Statistics Canada |
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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 | |||
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| 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. |
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37,480 | 0.01% |
94.48% | 1,160 | 5.0% |
2.92% | 395 |  13.2% |
1.00% | 570 | 46.2% |
1.44% | |||||
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37,475 | 1.7% |
95.05% | 1,105 | 6.8% |
2.80% | 455 | 89.6% |
1.15% | 390 | 12.4% |
0.99% | |||||
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36,845 | 51.9% |
95.54% | 1,035 | 40.8% |
2.68% | 240 | 20.0% |
0.62% | 445 | 74.5% |
1.15% | |||||
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24,260 | 2.4% |
95.32% | 735 | 11.4% |
2.89% | 200 | 14.9% |
0.79% | 255 | 4.1% |
1.00% | |||||
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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
- 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
- Paul-Émile Léger: cardinal of the Catholic Church
- 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
See also
In Spanish: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield para niños
