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Sainte-Martine
Municipality
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Ste-MartineLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°15′N 73°48′W / 45.25°N 73.8°W / 45.25; -73.8
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Beauharnois-Salaberry
Constituted	September 9, 1999
Government
• Mayor	Mélanie Lefort
• Federal riding	Châteauguay—Lacolle
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	64.51 km (24.91 sq mi)
• Land	63.06 km (24.35 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,664
• Density	89.8/km (233/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	3.7%
• Dwellings	2,469
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1V0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-138 R-205
Website	www.municipalite.sainte-martine.qc.ca

Sainte-Martine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁtin]) is a municipality in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 5,664. The municipality is made up of a large northern section and a small unattached southern area that was known as the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay until its merger with Sainte-Martine on September 9, 1999.

History

Sainte-Martine is named in honor of Martina of Rome, martyred in 226. Being already settled and recognize as Sainte-Martine for many years, the status of the municipality was officialized on July 1, 1855, as the parish municipality of Sainte-Martine.

The municipality lost a section of its territory in 1885 for the creation of the parish of Très-Saint-Sacrement. It also lost a sizeable part in 1937 when Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay split from Saint-Martine to become its own municipality, but it was eventually reattached to Sainte-Martine in 1999.

Geography

Communities

In addition to the namesake main population centre, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:

• Laberge (45°17′07″N 73°48′25″W / 45.28528°N 73.80694°W / 45.28528; -73.80694 (Laberge, Sainte-Martine, QC)) – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 205 in the north part of the municipality.
• La Ferme (45°19′15″N 73°50′20″W / 45.32083°N 73.83889°W / 45.32083; -73.83889 (La Ferme, Sainte-Martine, QC)) – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138.
• Le Domaine-de-la-Pêche-au-Saumon (45°15′15″N 73°47′55″W / 45.25417°N 73.79861°W / 45.25417; -73.79861 (Le Domaine-de-la-Pêche-au-Saumon, Sainte-Martine, QC)) – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138.
• Le Méandre (45°14′55″N 73°47′55″W / 45.24861°N 73.79861°W / 45.24861; -73.79861 (Le Méandre, Sainte-Martine, QC)) – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138.

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census mother tongue - Sainte-Martine, Quebec (+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Sainte-Martine (municipality) and Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay (municipality).
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		5,465		5,100	15.6%	93.3%		215	22.9%	3.9%		45	12.5%	0.8%		80	45.5%	1.5%
2011		4,950		4,680	9.0%	94.54%		175	105.9%	3.54%		40	300.0%	0.81%		55	8.3%	1.11%
2006		4,205		4,050	13.9%	96.31%		85	37.0%	2.02%		10	60.0%	0.24%		60	n/a%	1.43%
2001		3,715		3,555	1.7%	95.69%		135	22.7%	3.63%		25	37.5%	0.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		3,645+		3,495	n/a	95.88%		110	n/a	3.02%		40	n/a	1.10%		0	n/a	0.00%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• James Perrigo (1845–1847)
• Marc Antoine Primo (1855–1856)
• François Gagné (1856–1860)
• Joseph Taillefer (1860–1862)
• James Wight (1862–1864)
• Charles Mentor Lebrun (1864–1866)
• James McGowan (1866–1875)
• Jean Baptiste Eustache Bergevin dit Langevin (1875–1877, 1880–1883)
• Antonin Hébert (1877–1878)
• Philémon Laberge (1878–1880)
• Jesephat Hébert (1883–1885)
• Médard Cardinal (1885–1887)
• Joseph Hébert (1887–1889)
• Jean-Baptiste Roy (1889–1893)
• Edouard McGowan (1893–1906)
• Joseph Théodore Breault (1906–1907)
• Hospice Desrosiers (1907–1909, 1910–1912)
• Hilaire Bonnier (1909–1910)
• Barnabé Laberge (1912–1914, 1933–1937)
• François Xavier Morand (1914–1915)
• Narcisse Vinette (1915–1916)
• Charles Ulric Bergevin (1916–1917)
• Arthur Laberge (1917–1919)
• Albert Desrosiers (1919–1921)
• Ulric Archambault (1921)
• Louis-Philippe Chaput (1921–1931)
• Nolasque April (1931–1933)
• Joseph-Albert Poupart (1937–1941)
• Wilfrid Morand (1941–1943)
• Arthur Mallette (1943–1944)
• Léo Chèvrefils (1944–1951)
• Léo Desparois (1951–1954)
• Aldéo Huot (1954–1960)
• Edouard Lefort (1960–1965)
• Ronaldo Bélanger (1965–1971)
• Jean-Claude Desgroseilliers (1971–1978)
• Paul-Émile Dionne (1978–1985)
• Joseph-Léo-Gilles-Roméo Myre (1985–1993)
• François Candau (1993–2013)
• Éric Brault (2013–2014)
• Jean-Denis Barbeau (interim 2014)
• Maude Laberge (2014–2021)
• Mélanie Lefort (2021–present)

Transportation

The Exo du Haut-Saint-Laurent sector provides commuter and local bus services.

See also

• Châteauguay River
• Rivière de l'Esturgeon (Châteauguay River)
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 261892". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Martine". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. ^ "Sainte-Martine, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
5. "PADREM QUÉBEC (prosopographie des administrateurs dirigeants et répertoire des e..." (PDF). Mairesduquebec.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
12. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Sainte-Martine (municipalité) 1.7.1845 - 1.9.1847 ● 1.7.1855 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

External links

• Sainte-Martine official website

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions - Primary/northern section
Beauharnois Châteauguay Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois Sainte-Martine Mercier Très-Saint-Sacrement Saint-Urbain-Premier

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions - Southern section
Très-Saint-Sacrement Saint-Urbain-Premier Sainte-Martine Très-Saint-Sacrement Saint-Chrysostome

v t e  Subdivisions of Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
Cities	Beauharnois Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Municipalities	Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka Saint-Urbain-Premier Sainte-Martine
Parish municipalities	Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
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

• Municipalities in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality