Sainte-Marthe () is a municipality located in the

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, Canada. The population as of the

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was 1,014. The local economy is based almost exclusively on agriculture.

History

Settlement began in 1835 with the arrival of Irish immigrants. In 1846, the parish was founded and named after

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, the sister of

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, since the neighbouring parish was called Saint-Lazare. That same year, the Municipality of Sainte Marthe was created out of the Municipality of Rigaud, but abolished on September 1, 1847. In 1851, its post office opened. On July 1, 1855, the municipality was reestablised, which became a parish municipality in 1857. In 1928, the village itself separated from the surrounding rural parish and became the Village Municipality of Sainte-Marthe. On December 27, 1980, the parish and village merged to form the Municipality of Sainte-Marthe. On 5–6 April 2023, a storm of black ice caused 623 person to lose electricity.

Demographics

Language

Local government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality): * Léon-Henri Bourbonnais (1980–1984) * Joseph Antoine Wilfrid Germain Roy (1984–1994) * Joseph Aimé Jean Guy Durocher (1994–2005) * Aline Guillotte (2005–2017) * François Pleau (2017–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. * École Sainte-Marthe Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.School Board Map
" Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017. * Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality