Saint-Colomban, Quebec
Saint-Colomban is a city in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus.
Saint-Colomban | |
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![]() Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM | |
![]() ![]() St-Colomban Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°44′N 74°08′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | La Rivière-du-Nord |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Xavier-Antoine Lalande |
• Federal riding | Mirabel |
• Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
Area | |
• Total | 94.00 km2 (36.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 93.56 km2 (36.12 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 13,080 |
• Density | 139.8/km2 (362/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006–2011 | ![]() |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J5K 1A1 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www![]() |
The pioneer responsible for developing the village was the priest John Falvey, who constructed the parish and preached to the first parishioners.
Saint-Colomban was also the birthplace of Mr. Justice Emmett Hall, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada widely considered to be one of the fathers of Medicare.
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Town hall of St-Colomban
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[4]
- École à l'Orée-des-Bois
- École de la Volière
- École des Hautbois
- New primary school (unnamed)
- The primary schools Bellefeuille and Prévost in Saint-Jérôme serve other sections
- École secondaire Émilien-Frenette and École polyvalente Saint-Jérôme, both in Saint-Jérôme
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:
- Laurentian Elementary School in Lachute[5]
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute[6]
Sources
- Reference number 403498 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 75005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2475005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
- "LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
- (in French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- (in French) Commission de toponymie du Québec
- (in French) Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales
External links
Media related to Saint-Colomban, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French) Site officiel Saint-Colomban
- (in English) Site dedicated to Irish history of the original settlers
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