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Sainte-Marthe () is a municipality located in the
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)
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
Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality
Vaudreuil-Soulanges () is a regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located on a triangular peninsula in the western Montérégie region of Quebec, formed by the confluence of the Ottawa River to the north, and the St. Lawrence Rive ...
of Quebec
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, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census
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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 afterMartha
Martha (Aramaic language, Aramaic: מָרְתָא) is a Bible, biblical figure described in the Gospels of Gospel of Luke, Luke and Gospel of John, John. Together with her siblings Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is descr ...
, the sister of Lazarus
Lazarus may refer to:
People
*Lazarus (name), a surname and a given name
* Lazarus of Bethany, a Biblical figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus
* Lazarus, a Biblical figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
* Lazar ...
, 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." 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
See also
*List of anglophone communities in Quebec
This is a list of anglophone communities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Municipalities with a high percentage of English-speakers in Quebec are listed.
The provincial average of Quebecers whose mother tongue is English is 7.6%, with a tot ...
* List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
* {{Authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality