Sainte-Martine () 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 () – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 205 in the north part of the municipality. La Ferme () – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138. Le Domaine-de-la-Pêche-au-Saumon () – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138. Le Méandre () – 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 Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 5,100 15.6% 93.3% 215 22.9% 3.9% 45 12.5% 0.8% 80 45.5% 1.5% 4,680 9.0% 94.54% 175 105.9% 3.54% 40 300.0% 0.81% 55 8.3% 1.11% 4,050 13.9% 96.31% 85 37.0% 2.02% 10 60.0% 0.24% 60 n/a% 1.43% 3,555 1.7% 95.69% 135 22.7% 3.63% 25 37.5% 0.67% 0 0.0% 0.00% 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
External links
Sainte-Martine official website