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Saint-Hyacinthe
—  Ville  —
Parc Casimir-Dessaules
Seal
Location within Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Hyacinthe Location in Quebec, Canada
Coordinates (700, avenue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville [1]): 45°37′33″N 72°56′47″W / 45.62583°N 72.94639°W / 45.62583; -72.94639
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Established	1849
Incorporated	December 27, 2001
Electoral Districts Federal	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Provincial	Saint-Hyacinthe
Government [1][2][3]
- Mayor	Claude Bernier
- Federal MP(s)	Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (BQ)
- Quebec MNA(s)	Émilien Pelletier (PQ)
Area [4]
- Land	188.69 km2 (72.9 sq mi)
- Metro	409.56 km2 (158.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[4]
- Ville	51,616
- Density	273.6/km2 (708.6/sq mi)
- Metro	55,823
- Metro Density	136.3/km2 (353/sq mi)
- Change (2001-06)	▲2.9%
- Dwellings	23,956
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	J2S
Area code(s)	450
Access Routes[5] A-20 / TCH	Route 116 Route 137 Route 224 Route 231 Route 235
Website	www.ville.st-hyacinthe.qc.ca

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Saint-Hyacinthe (pronounced /seɪnt jæˈsɛnt/ in English, IPA: [sɛ̃tijasɛ̃t] in French) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows perpendicular to Quebec Autoroute 20.

[edit] History

At the time of its establishment in 1849, the village of Saint-Hyacinthe had a population of 10,200. A year later it was made a town, and in 1857 it was made a city. The city is named after Saint Hyacinth.

[edit] 2001 Merger

On January 1, 2002 the city of Saint-Hyacinthe amalgamated with five neighbouring towns (listed here with their population in 2001):

• Saint-Hyacinthe (39,739)
• Sainte-Rosalie (4,170)
• Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (4,000)
• Sainte-Rosalie Parish (1,476)
• Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur (1,151)
• Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe (858)

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population

Population trend^[6]

[edit] Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[4]

[edit] Economy

Saint-Hyacinthe is the headquarters of the Casavant Frères pipe organ builders, also agricultural, and bio-agricultural. also has the best animal medicine in Canada.

The private St-Hyacinthe Airport is three miles to the west of the city.

[edit] Sports

From 1989 to 1996 the city had a team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. Currently the city is represented in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey by the Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design.

[edit] Government

[edit] City Council

1. Delage, Johanne
2. Martin, Rosaire
3. Barré, Bernard
4. Adam, Sylvie
5. St-Pierre, Réal
6. Dion-Audette, Nicole
7. Pelletier, Émilien
8. Dumoulin, Ray-Marc
9. Corbeil, Huguette
10. Patenaude, Jean-Claude
11. Plante, Léon
12. Coulombe, Guylain
13. Veilleux, Réjean

[edit] Gallery

St. Hyacinthe's public market	The Yamaska River	Downtown Saint-Hyacinthe during a blizzard	Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
Château Maska	ING building	Le Courrier building	City Hall in Winter 2008

[edit] See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• Saint Hyacinth
• Alexander "Buck" Choquette

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Saint-Hyacinthe website

		Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Saint-Simon
	La Présentation		Saint-Liboire
		Saint-Hyacinthe
	Sainte-Marie-Madeleine	Saint-Damase / Saint-Pie	Saint-Dominique

Coordinates: 45°38′N 72°56′W / 45.633°N 72.933°W / 45.633; -72.933

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