Varennes, Quebec (original) (raw)

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City in Quebec, Canada

Varennes
City
Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica
Coat of arms
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
VarennesLocation in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W / 45.683°N 73.433°W / 45.683; -73.433[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Marguerite-D'Youville
Settled	1672
Constituted	August 26, 1972
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Martin Damphousse
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Verchères
Area[2][4]
• City	114.40 km2 (44.17 sq mi)
• Land	94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi)
• Urban	10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2021)[4]
• City	21,198
• Density	223.6/km2 (579/sq mi)
• Urban	20,591
• Urban density	1,987.5/km2 (5,148/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.3%
• Dwellings	8,538
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3X
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-30	R-132
Website	www.ville.varennes.qc.ca

Varennes (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛn] ⓘ) is an off-island suburb of Montréal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2015, the population is listed at 24,000.

Saint-Joachim Chapel

The history of Varennes[5] starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières[6] in New France. René Gaultier,[7] sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes.[8] Jaques-René,[9] one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérèse, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the British in 1760 during the Montreal Campaign. It was part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then of Lower Canada, before it returned to being part of Quebec again in 1867 due to Canadian Confederation.

Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.

Historical Census Data - Varennes, Quebec[10]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Varennes had a population of 21,198 living in 8,412 of its 8,538 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 21,257. With a land area of 94.8 km2 (36.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.6/km2 (579.1/sq mi) in 2021.[11]

Canada census – Varennes, Quebec community profile

References: 2021[4] 2016[12] 2011[13]

| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Varennes, Quebec[10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | --------- | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | Census | | Total | | French | | English | | French & English | | Other | | | | | | | | | | Year | | Responses | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | 2021 | | 21,075 | | 19,855 | 1,7% | 94.2% | | 315 | 1.6% | 1.5% | | 225 | 87.5% | 1.1% | | 555 | 30.6% | 2.6% | | 2016 | | 21,120 | | 20,190 | 1,0% | 95,6% | | 310 | 13.8% | 1.5% | | 120 | 4.0% | 0.6% | | 425 | 16,4% | 2.0% | | 2011 | | 20,835 | | 19,985 | 0.1% | 95.9% | | 360 | 18.0% | 1.7% | | 125 | 177.8% | 0.6% | | 365 | 11.0% | 1.8% | | 2006 | | 20,770 | | 20,010 | 5.4% | 96.3% | | 305 | 18.7% | 1.5% | | 45 | 28.6% | 0.2% | | 410 | 241.6% | 2.0% | | 2001 | | 19,520 | | 18,990 | 4.0% | 97.3% | | 375 | 31.6% | 1.9% | | 35 | 63.2% | 0.2% | | 120 | 100.0% | 0.6% | | 1996 | | 18,705 | | 18,265 | n/a | 97.7% | | 285 | n/a | 1.5% | | 95 | n/a | 0.5% | | 60 | n/a | 0.3% |

• Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality
• Saint Lawrence River
• Saint-Charles River (Varennes)
• List of cities in Quebec

1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 65025". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Varennes
3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
4. ^ a b c "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
5. ^ Audet, Francis-Joseph (1943). Varennes: notes pour servir à l'histoire de cette seigneurie (in French). Les Éditions des Dix.
6. ^ Régiment de Carignan-Salières In french on Wikipédia
7. ^ Tessier, Albert (1979) [1966]. "Gaultier de Varennes, René". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
8. ^ (French)Toponymy page on the Varennes web site
9. ^ Standen, S. Dale (1974). "Gaultier de Varennes, Jacques-René". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
10. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
11. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
12. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
13. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

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