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
City
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM
St-Colomban
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°44′N 74°08′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLa Rivière-du-Nord
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorXavier-Antoine Lalande
 • Federal ridingMirabel
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
 • Total94.00 km2 (36.29 sq mi)
 • Land93.56 km2 (36.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total13,080
 • Density139.8/km2 (362/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
 29.0%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5K 1A1
Area code(s)450 and 579
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-colomban.qc.ca

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.

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:

Sources
  1. Reference number 403498 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 75005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2475005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "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"
  5. "LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  6. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.


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