Lavaltrie (French pronunciation: [lavaltʁi]) is a city located within the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal outside the suburban sprawl of the North Shore (i.e., the suburbs located north of Laval). The population was 14,425 as of the Canada 2021 Census within a land surface area of about 70 square kilometres, with the majority of the territory being used for agricultural activities. [1].
Lavaltrie | |
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 Flags of Lavaltrie | |
 Location within D'Autray RCM | |
  Lavaltrie Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°17′W / 45.883°N 73.283°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Constituted | May 16, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Goulet |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
• City | 79.50 km2 (30.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 68.22 km2 (26.34 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 14,425 |
| • Density | 211.4/km2 (548/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,301 |
| • Urban density | 1,607.7/km2 (4,164/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.6% |
| • Dwellings | 5,973 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-31  A-40 |  R-131  R-138 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe origins of Lavaltrie go back to the 17th century. Jean Talon, the intendant of New France, gave parcels of land (known as manors) to various lords. The land where Lavaltrie is now situated was given to a lieutenant, Sieur la Valtrie, by Talon in 1672. In the 18th century, land occupants built a new roadway along the Saint Lawrence River linking Montreal and Quebec City, named the Chemin Du Roy and now known as Quebec Route 138. For many decades, Lavaltrie was located in the centre of a large series of manors owned by lords intended to develop the agricultural sector. [2]
Mostly a rural area until the second half of the 20th century, Lavaltrie has developed steadily due to the growing suburbs of Montreal.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lavaltrie had a population of 14,425 living in 5,838 of its 5,973 total private dwellings, a change of 5.6% from its 2016 population of 13,657. With a land area of 68.22 km2 (26.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.4/km2 (547.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Government
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- Source: [3]
Mayor
edit- Christian Goulet
Infrastructure
editLavaltrie's location near Autoroute 40 and Route 138 gives easy access to Montreal, Laval and the northern crown area of the Greater Montreal area. A-40 also gives Lavaltrie direct links to Trois-Rivières and Quebec City to the east and Ottawa to the west. Autoroute 31 and Route 131 which ends at the junction of the A-40 in Lavaltrie gives the area easy access to more remote and rural regions of the Lanaudière region. However, even though located beside the Saint Lawrence River on its north, the city does not have a direct access to the south with the closest links being Autoroute 25 via the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel in Montreal to the west or the Berthierville-Sorel ferry to the east (Autoroute 55 in Trois-Rivières via the Laviolette Bridge being the closest roadway link to its east).
Education
editCommission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:
- École primaire de la Source[5]
- École primaire des Eaux-Vives[6]
- École primaire Jean-Chrysostôme-Chaussé[7]
- École primaire des Amis-Soleils[8]
- École Secondaire de la Rive
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[9]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 368210". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52007". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lavaltrie census profile
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "de la Source." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "des Eaux-Vives." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Jean-Chrysostôme-Chaussé." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "des Amis-Soleils." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Lavaltrie at Wikimedia Commons- Website of the City of Lavaltrie (in French)
