Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, 40 km from Montreal. It is crossed from east to west by Route 344, commonly known as Oka Road. The town shares its borders with Deux-Montagnes to the east, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac to the west, the Lake of Two Mountains to the south, and Saint-Eustache to the north.

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
City
Street in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Street in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is located in Central Quebec
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMDeux-Montagnes
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1960
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrançois Robillard
 • Federal ridingMirabel
 • Prov. ridingMirabel
Area
[2][3]
 • Total12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
 • Land8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total19,797
 • Density2,067.4/km2 (5,355/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.5%
 • Dwellings
7,642
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0N
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-640
R-344
Websitewww.ville.sainte-marthe-sur-le-lac.qc.ca

It shares police, firefighters, waterworks, and other services with the city of Deux-Montagnes.

It was formerly known as a rural town in which most of its inhabitants were seasonal vacationers, but it is increasingly lived in year-round.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac had a population of 19,797 living in 7,503 of its 7,642 total private dwellings, a change of 9.5% from its 2016 population of 18,074. With a land area of 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,267.7/km2 (5,873.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 19,797 (2016 to 2021 population change: 9.5%)
  • Population in 2016: 18,074 (2011 to 2016 population change: 15.2%)
  • Population in 2011: 15,689 (2006 to 2011 population change: 38.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 11,311 (2001 to 2006 population change: 29.4%)
  • Population in 2001: 8,742
  • Population in 1996: 8,295
  • Population in 1991: 7,410

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 4.7%
  • French as first language: 87.1%
  • English and French as first language: 1.1%
  • Other as first language: 6.1%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone schools.[6] This community has three elementary schools (Horizon-du-Lac,[7] Des-Lucioles,[8] and des Grands-Vents[9]) and one alternative lower secondary school (École secondaire Liberté-Jeunesse). École Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes has upper secondary education. Some areas are served by École des Mésanges and Emmanuel-Chénard, both also in Deux-Montagnes, and Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes (for all secondary levels).[10]

Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, and the community is served by Lake of Two Mountains High School, in Deux-Montagnes.[11] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.[12][13]

History

On 27 April 2019, there was a flooding that forced more than 6000 people to be evacuated.[14]

References
  1. "Reference number 56331 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 72015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. "Admission et inscription Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
  7. "Horizon-du-Lac." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  8. "des-Lucioles." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  9. "des-Grands-Vents." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  10. "Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 20/9/2017) Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  11. "Overview." Lake of Two Mountains High School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  12. "Mountainview Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  13. "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  14. Champagne, sara (27 April 2020). "Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac: un an, une digue et des millions plus tard". La Presse. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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