Saint-Zotique, Quebec

Saint-Zotique (French pronunciation: [ˌsɛ̃zɔˈtsɪk]) is a city located within the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region located about 45 minutes west of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named for Saint Zoticus of Comana.

Saint-Zotique
City
Road 338
Road 338
Coat of arms of Saint-Zotique
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Vivons heureux (Let's live happily)
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
St-Zotique is located in Southern Quebec
St-Zotique
St-Zotique
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°15′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted27 May 1967
Government
[2][3]
 • TypeSaint-Zotique Municipal Council
 • MayorYvon Chiasson
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total50.10 km2 (19.34 sq mi)
 • Land25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total9,618
 • Density384.0/km2 (995/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 21.2%
 • Dwellings
4,164
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1Z0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20
R-338
Websitewww.st-zotique.com

The city resides on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Saint Francis and along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, the most populated area in Canada.

History

The first economic activities in the region started in the mid-18th century with forest exploitation and agriculture. The place was first named "Concession-du-Lac" and "Lac-Saint-François" after the adjacent lake. Subsequently, it was also known as "Longueuil-sur-le-Lac" (because it was part of the seigneury of New Longueuil, and "Moulin-Biron" (named after the owner of the first sawmill built near the wharf).[5]

Saint-Zotique officially became parish near 1849 when it was separated from the parish of Saint-Polycarpe located a few kilometres to the north. In 1854, its post office opened, and a year later in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Zotique was formed.[5]

In 1913, the village itself split off from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Zotique, and eventually the two municipalities merged again to form a new village municipality in 1967. On 4 April 2009, it changed its status to just municipality and in 2023, it became a city.[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Saint-Zotique community profile
202120162011
Population9,618 (21.2% from 2016)7,934 (17.1% from 2011)6,773 (+29.0% from 2006)
Land area25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi)25.10 km2 (9.69 sq mi)25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Population density384.0/km2 (995/sq mi)316.1/km2 (819/sq mi)268.8/km2 (696/sq mi)
Median age41.2 (M: 40.8, F: 42.0)38.7 (M: 38.8, F: 38.7)37.9 (M: 38.0, F: 37.9)
Private dwellings4,164 (total)  3,365 (total)  2,893 (total) 
Median household income$87,000$74,903$66,171
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Zotique, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 1,519—    
1981 1,774+16.8%
1986 2,025+14.1%
1991 2,515+24.2%
1996 3,683+46.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 4,158+12.9%
2006 5,251+26.3%
2011 6,773+29.0%
2016 7,934+17.1%
2021 9,618+21.2%
Source: Statistics Canada[11]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Zotique, Quebec[11]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
9,620
 8,530 Increase 16.3% 88.9% 580 Increase 68.1% 6.2% 160 Increase 146.2% 1.7% 285 Increase 72.2% 2.9%
2016
7,935
 7,335 Increase 16.5% 92.4% 345 Increase 18.0% 4.4% 65 Steady 0.0% 0.8% 165 Increase 153.8% 2.1%
2011
6,760
 6,295 Increase 21.1% 93.1% 300 Increase 43.3% 4.4% 65 Increase 30.8% 1.0% 100 Increase 25.0% 1.5%
2006
5,255
 4,965 Increase 19.8% 94.5% 170 Increase 20.6% 3.2% 45 Increase 44.4% 0.9% 75 Increase 86.7% 1.4%
2001
4,150
 3,980 Increase 14.1% 95.9% 135 Decrease 6.9% 3.3% 25 Decrease 58.3% 0.6% 10 Decrease 77.8% 0.2%
1996
3,670
 3,420 n/a 93.2% 145 n/a 4.0% 60 n/a 1.6% 45 n/a 1.2%

Attractions
St-Zotique beach

The town is home to a popular beach which can accommodate as many as 10,000 people. Located on Lac Saint-François, nautical sports are among the region's most popular activities and the town also has a golf course.[12]

Local government
Saint-Zotique federal election results[13]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 28% 1,278 17% 794 44% 2,024 7% 304 0% 0
2019 29% 1,333 9% 405 49% 2,230 8% 340 3% 140
Saint-Zotique provincial election results[14]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 50% 2,284 20% 902 13% 605 13% 610
2014 0% 0 41% 1,511 12% 438 42% 1,558

Saint-Zotique forms part of the federal electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît and has been represented by Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Saint-Zotique is part of the Soulanges electoral district and is represented by Marilyne Picard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Town hall of St-Zotique

List of former mayors:[15]

  • Firmin François Liénard (1913–1915)
  • Joseph Arsène Adolphe Bray (1916, 1931–1933)
  • Joseph Omer Alphonse Méthot (1916–1917)
  • Henri-Pie-Marie-Joseph-Alfred La Rocque (1917–1921)
  • Jean Baptiste Sauvé (1921–1925)
  • Josephat Léger (1925–1929)
  • Hilaire Duval (1929–1931, 1933–1935)
  • Joseph François d'Assise Adrien Cadieux (1935)
  • Joseph Joachim Eugène Bissonnette (1935)
  • Pierre Montpetit (1935)
  • Albert Rochon (1935–1939)
  • Joseph Tancrède Asselin (1939–1942)
  • Cyrille Joseph Albert Richer Laflèche (1942, 1944)
  • Louis Julien Bergevin (1942–1944)
  • Joseph-Wilfrid-Godefroi Blanchard (1944–1971)
  • Joseph Alfred Jacques Claude Blanchard (1971–1985)
  • Joseph-Wilfrid-Maurice-Yvon Leroux (1985–1998)
  • Robert Hovington (1998–2005)
  • Gaëtane Legault (2005–2013)
  • Yvon Chiasson (2013–present)

Infrastructure

Transportation

Located on Route 338 and just south of Autoroute 20 near the Ontario-Quebec border, it is easily accessible from the busiest transportation corridor of the country with direct links to Montreal, Cornwall and Toronto.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[16]

  • École de la Riveraine
  • École des Orioles
  • École Saint-Zotique
  • École Virginie-Roy
  • 2e Avenue is zoned to École Léopold-Carrière in Les Coteaux[17]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[18]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 402430 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Zotique". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Zotique, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  5. "Fiche descriptive: Saint-Zotique". www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  11. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 , 2016 , 2021 census
  12. Saint-Zotique official website - Recreation Archived 18 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Saint-Zotique)". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  14. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Saint-Zotique)". Elections Québec. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Zotique (municipalité) 23.4.1913 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  16. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  17. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
  18. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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