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Marieville
City
Saint-Nom-de-Marie Church
Location within Rouville RCM
MarievilleLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°26′N 73°10′W / 45.433°N 73.167°W / 45.433; -73.167
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Rouville
Constituted	June 14, 2000
Government
• Mayor	Vincent Després
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Iberville
Area
• Total	62.90 km (24.29 sq mi)
• Land	63.23 km (24.41 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,332
• Density	179.2/km (464/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.7%
• Dwellings	4,776
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3M
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-10	R-112 R-227
Website	www.ville.marieville.qc.ca

Marieville (French pronunciation: [maʁivil]) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 30 km (19 mi) east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 11,332.

History

In 1708, Sieur Claude de Ramezey obtained a parcel of land which was named the Monnoir manor. Population increased starting at around 1740. It became a parish in 1832 and officially an incorporated municipality in 1858 and later an incorporated city in 1905. In 2000, the parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, which previously demerged from Marieville in 1855 was re-merged. Its main economic activity today is still agriculture.

Geography

Marieville is accessible via Quebec Autoroute 10, which runs from Montreal to Sherbrooke via Granby and Magog. Quebec Route 112 is a route that runs parallel to A-10 but through the municipality but continues north of Sherbrooke toward Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 227 is the secondary road that connects A-10 to the centre of Marieville and runs south towards Champlain Lake and north towards Quebec Autoroute 20 near Sainte-Madeleine.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marieville had a population of 11,332 living in 4,678 of its 4,776 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 10,725. With a land area of 63.23 km (24.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 179.2/km (464.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend Census Population Change (%) 2021 11,332 5.7% 2016 10,725 6.3% 2011 10,094 27.7% 2006 7,904 9.2% 2001 7,240 31.4% 1996 5,510 7.4% 1991 5,128 4.4% 1986 4,913 1.8% 1981 4,824 0.6% 1976 4,853 3.9% 1971 4,670 6.9% 1966 4,368 14.7% 1961 3,809 9.5% 1956 3,478 11.6% 1951 3,117 30.2% 1941 2,394 20.5% 1931 1,986 13.6% 1921 1,748 10.1% 1911 1,587 21.5% 1901 1,306 3.2% 1891 1,266 26.7% 1881 999 38.2% 1871 723 5.0% 1861 761 N/A (+) Amalgamation with Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir on June 14, 2000.

Mother tongue language (2021) Language Population Percent (%) French only 10,585 94.6% English only 190 1.7% Both English and French 115 1.0% Other languages 280 2.5%

Attractions

Marieville has its own Christmas Market. There were Christmas Markets since 2010. It also has its Public Market from June to October, since June 2012.

Government

City Council

• Vincent Després, mayor.

Education

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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

Notable people

• Thierry Larose, indie rock singer-songwriter
• Kevin Owens, WWE wrestler, was born and raised in Marieville

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan, which provides commuter and local bus services

References

1. "Marieville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
2. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 39032". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
3. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Marieville
4. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
5. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052455048&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Marieville 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Marieville, Quebec]
6. Ville de Marieville Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Marieville, Quebec
10. Demers, Xavier. "Marché de Noël de Marieville: Le retour aux traditions", Journal de Chambly, Chambly, December 10th, 2017. Retrieved on March 21st, 2018.
11. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.

External links

• City of Marieville website (French only)
• Marieville's Public Market website (French only)

v t e Adjacent municipal subdivisions
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Richelieu Marieville Rougemont Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir Mont-Saint-Grégoire

v t e  Subdivisions of Rouville Regional County Municipality
Cities	Marieville Richelieu Saint-Césaire
Municipalities	Ange-Gardien Rougemont Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir
Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie: Acton Beauharnois-Salaberry Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska La Vallée-du-Richelieu Le Haut-Richelieu Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Les Jardins-de-Napierville Les Maskoutains Marguerite-D'Youville Pierre-De Saurel Roussillon Rouville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Urban Agglomerations: Longueuil (TE) Native Reserves: Akwesasne Kahnawake

• Cities and towns in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Rouville Regional County Municipality