Saint-Lin–Laurentides () is a small city located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Its official name uses an en dash; however, the city's own website and Statistics Canada uses the two-hyphen version of its name: Saint-Lin--Laurentides. In the 2021 Canadian census, its population was 24,030.

Saint-Lin was the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, whose paternal home is now a National Historic Site of Canada.

History

Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on 1 March 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged.

Saint-Lin was first settled in 1807 when pioneers from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (now L'Assomption) arrived. In 1828, the Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie Parish was founded. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin was established, but was abolished two years later in 1847 when it was absorbed into the county municipality. That same year, its post office opened. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaye, with Carolus Laurier, father of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as first mayor.

Laurentides was originally the Village Municipality of Saint-Lin, which became an incorporate entity in 1856. In 1883, it changed name and statutes and became the Town of Laurentides. Also that year, the local post office opened.

Geography The Achigan River flows through the north-western tip of the municipality from north-east to south-west and then crosses the municipality from west to east. The Beauport River, coming from the northeast, joins the Achigan River at the northwestern boundary of the municipality. The Petite Rivière, which flows southwest, crosses the northeastern part of the municipality until it joins the Achigan River west of the town centre.

Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Lin—Laurentides had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Saint-Lin-Laurentides, QuebecStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 22,545 13.9% 94.2% 370 29.8% 1.5% 265 120.8% 1.1% 605 55.1% 2.5% 19,790 18.8% 95.9% 285 11.8% 1.4% 120 4.3% 0.6% 390 69.6% 1.9% 16,660 22.6% 96.2% 255 24.4% 1.5% 115 109.1% 0.7% 230 31.4% 1.3% 13,590 13.5% 96.9% 205 46.4% 1.5% 55 10.0% 0.4% 175 150.0% 1.2% 11,975 n/a 97.8% 140 n/a 1.1% 50 n/a 0.4% 70 n/a 0.6%

Government List of former mayors: André Auger (...–2013) Patrick Massé (2013–2021) Mathieu Maisonneuve (2021–present)

Education The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools École de l'Aubier"de l'Aubier ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017. École des Trois-Temps pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel"des Trois-Temps (pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel) ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017. pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu"des Trois-Temps (pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu) ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017. pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier"des Trois-Temps (pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier) ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017. École du ruisseau

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town: Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée serves most of the town"JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme serves a portion of the town"LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. Joliette High School in Joliette serves all of the town"Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

Notable people Gabrielle Destroismaisons, singer Joseph Gauthier, politician Élise Guilbault, actress Hilaire Hurteau, politician Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier, politician Wilfrid Laurier, seventh prime minister of Canada Maurice Lebel, academic

References

External links

Ville de Saint-Lin-Laurentides