Sainte-Marthe () is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,014.
The local economy is based almost exclusively on agriculture.
History Settlement began in 1835 with the arrival of Irish immigrants. In 1846, the parish was founded and named after Martha, the sister of Lazarus, since the neighbouring parish was called Saint-Lazare.
That same year, the Municipality of Sainte Marthe was created out of the Municipality of Rigaud, but abolished on 1 September 1847. In 1851, its post office opened. On 1 July 1855, the municipality was reestablished, which became a parish municipality in 1857.
In 1928, the village itself separated from the surrounding rural parish and became the Village Municipality of Sainte-Marthe.
On 27 December 1980, the parish and village merged to form the Municipality of Sainte-Marthe.
On 5–6 April 2023, a storm of black ice caused 623 person to lose electricity.
Demographics
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Marthe, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 820 7.9% 81.2% 140 15.2% 13.9% 20 33.3% 2.0% 25 16.7% 2.5% 890 1.7% 81.3% 165 10.0% 15.1% 15 0.0% 1.4% 30 14.3% 2.7% 875 1.7% 81.4% 150 3.4% 14.0% 15 40.0% 1.4% 35 133.3% 3.3% 890 5.8% 82.8% 145 20.8% 13.5% 25 150.0% 2.3% 15 0.0% 1.4% 945 9.9% 86.7% 120 11.1% 11.0% 10 0.0% 0.9% 15 83.3% 1.4% 860 n/a 78.5% 135 n/a 12.3% 10 n/a 0.9% 90 n/a 8.2%
Government
List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality): Léon-Henri Bourbonnais (1980–1984) Joseph Antoine Wilfrid Germain Roy (1984–1994) Joseph Aimé Jean Guy Durocher (1994–2005) Aline Guillotte (2005–2017) François Pleau (2017–present)
Education Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. École Sainte-Marthe
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools."School Board Map ." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017. Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare
See also List of anglophone communities in Quebec List of municipalities in Quebec
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