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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
| name = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
| native_name =
| native_name =
| other_name = Valleyfield
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[City (Quebec)|City]]
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| image_caption = The old canal of Beauharnois in downtown Valleyfield
| image_caption = Skyline of downtown Valleyfield
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| image_blank_emblem = Logo_valleyfield.gif
| blank_emblem_type = Logo
| nickname = The Venice of Quebec
| nickname = The Venice of Quebec
| motto = Ubi lux ibi labor
| motto = ''Ubi lux ibi labor''
| image_map = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec location diagram.PNG
| image_map = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec location diagram.PNG
| map_caption = Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
| map_caption = Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
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| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Quebec
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Quebec]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Montérégie]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Montérégie]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality|Beauharnois-Salaberry]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality|Beauharnois-Salaberry]]
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| founder =
| founder =
| named_for = [[Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry]]
| named_for = [[Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry]]
| government_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/70052/ |title=Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield |access-date=2012-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205095451/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/70052/ |archive-date=2012-02-05 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><ref>{{CanRiding|ID=43|name=Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec}}</ref>
| government_footnotes = <ref name="mamh">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/70052/ |title=Répertoire des municipalités: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield |website=www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation |access-date=2023-09-13 }}</ref><ref>{{CanRiding|ID=862|name=Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec}}</ref>
| government_type = [[Mayor-council government]]
| government_type = [[Mayor-council government]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
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| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_name1 = [[Salaberry—Suroît]]
| leader_name1 = [[Salaberry—Suroît]]
| total_type = Total
| area_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2011a">[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2470052&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Salaberry-de-Valleyfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec]</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name="mamh"/><ref name="sc2021">{{cite web |title=Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=salaberry&DGUIDlist=2021A00052470052&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="sc2021-pc">{{cite web |title=Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec [Population centre], Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=salaberry&DGUIDlist=2021S05100971&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref>
| area_magnitude = 1 E8
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| area_water_km2 =
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| elevation_m =
| elevation_m =
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| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 5.0%
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 2.34%
| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
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| population_demonym = Campivallensien, Campivallensienne (fr) Campivallensian (en)
| population_demonym = Campivallensien, Campivallensienne (fr) Campivallensian (en)
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
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| area_code = [[Area codes 450 and 579|450 and 579]]
| area_code = [[Area codes 450 and 579|450 and 579]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
| pushpin_label = {{nowrap|Salaberry-de-Valleyfield}}
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_name2 = [[Beauharnois (provincial electoral district)|Beauharnois]]
| leader_name2 = [[Beauharnois (provincial electoral district)|Beauharnois]]
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| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| utc_offset_DST = −4
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| official_name =
| parts_type = Boroughs
| parts_type = Boroughs
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}}


'''Salaberry-de-Valleyfield''' is a city in southwestern [[Quebec]], Canada, in the [[Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality|Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry]].
'''Salaberry-de-Valleyfield''' is a city in southwestern [[Quebec]], Canada, in the [[Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality|Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry]]. The population as of 2021 was 42,410.<ref name="sc2021"/>

The population as of 2019 was 41,701<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/70052/|title=Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - Répertoire des municipalités - Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation|website=www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>. Situated on [[Grande-Île, Quebec|Grande-Île]], an island in the [[Saint Lawrence River]], it is bordered at its western end by [[Lake Saint Francis (Canada)|Lake Saint Francis]], with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the [[Beauharnois Canal]] to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is on the canal.


The historic downtown is a major touristic center for the area.
The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area.


Due to the presence of Lake St. Francis (St. Lawrence River), St. Francis Bay in downtown, and of numerous rivers and canals all over the town, the city is nicknamed <nowiki>''The Venice of Quebec''</nowiki>.
Due to the presence of [[Lake Saint Francis (Canada)|Lake St. Francis]] on the [[St. Lawrence River]], St. Francis Bay in downtown, and of numerous rivers and canals all over the town, the city is nicknamed "The Venice of Quebec".{{Cn|date=September 2023}}


==History==
==History==
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===Merger===
===Merger===
In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities<ref>http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modavr02.pdf{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (2001 Canada census figures):
In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modavr02.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=stat.gouv.qc.ca |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230023306/http://stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modavr02.pdf |archive-date=30 December 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (2001 Canada census figures):

* [[Saint-Timothée, Quebec|Saint-Timothée]] (8,299)
* [[Saint-Timothée, Quebec|Saint-Timothée]] (8,299)
* [[Grande-Île, Quebec|Grande-Île]] (4,559)
* [[Grande-Île, Quebec|Grande-Île]] (4,559)


== Politics ==
==Geography==
Situated on [[Grande-Île, Quebec|Grande-Île]], an island in the [[Saint Lawrence River]], it is bordered at its western end by [[Lake Saint Francis (Canada)|Lake Saint Francis]], with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the [[Beauharnois Canal]] to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is on the canal.
The city council is composed of the mayor and eight city councillors. The municipal elections are at each 4 years, each councillor stands for his/her district.
{| class="wikitable"
|+City Council<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tremblay|first=Éric|date=November 6, 2017|title=Miguel Lemieux succède à Denis Lapointe (French Only)|url=http://www.journalsaint-francois.ca/miguel-lemieux-succede-a-denis-lapointe/|journal=Journal Saint-François|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref>
!Function/District
!2005-2009
!2009-2013
!2013-2017
!2017-2021
|-
|Mayor
|Denis Lapointe
|Denis Lapointe
|Denis Lapointe
|Miguel Lemieux
|-
|1 - Grande-Île
|Denis Laître
|Denis Laître
|Denis Laître
|Lyne Lefebvre
|-
|2 - Nitro
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|Jason Grenier
|-
|3 - Georges-Leduc
|Claude Reid
|Louise Sauvé
|Louise Sauvé
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|-
|4 - Champlain
|Robert Savard
|Robert Savard
|Jean-Luc Pomerleau
|France Chenail
|-
|5 - La Baie
|Roger Levert
|Jean-Jacques Leduc
|François Labossière
|Guillaume Massicotte
|-
|6 - Robert-Cauchon
|Jacques Smith
|Jacques Smith
|Jacques Smith
|Jacques Smith
|-
|7 - Jules-Léger
|Pierre-Paul Messier
|Pierre-Paul Messier
|Patrick Rancourt
|Patrick Rancourt
|-
|8 - Saint-Timothée
|Normand Amesse
|Normand Amesse
|Normand Amesse
|Normand Amesse
|}


==Climate==
===Climate===
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]) with warm summers and long, cold, and snowy winters.{{Weather box|width=auto
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
|location = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
|metric first = yes
|metric first = yes
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|year snow cm= 183.5
|year snow cm= 183.5
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web
|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=5562&radius=200&proxSearchType=city&coordsCity=45%7C31%7C73%7C39%7CMontr%C3%A9al&degreesNorth=&minutesNorth=&secondsNorth=&degreesWest=&minutesWest=&secondsWest=&proxSubmit=go&dCode=1| title = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Climate | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| publisher = Environment Canada| language = English, French| accessdate = June 6, 2015}}</ref>
|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=5562&radius=200&proxSearchType=city&coordsCity=45%7C31%7C73%7C39%7CMontr%C3%A9al&degreesNorth=&minutesNorth=&secondsNorth=&degreesWest=&minutesWest=&secondsWest=&proxSubmit=go&dCode=1| title = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Climate | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| date = 31 October 2011 | publisher = Environment Canada| language = en, fr| access-date = June 6, 2015}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
|date=August 2010
}}
}}


==Demographics==
== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
| title= Historical Census Data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 3
| 1921 |9215
| 1931 |11411
| 1941 |17052
| 1951 |22414
| 1956 |23584
| 1961 |27297
| 1966 |29111
| 1971 |30173
| 1976 |29716
| 1981 |29574
| 1986 |27875
| 1991 |27,598
| 1996 |26,600
| 2001 |26,170
| 2006 |39,672
| 2011 |40,077
| 2016 |40,745
| 2021 |42,787
| footnote= Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
| source= Statistics Canada<ref name="scpast"/>
}}


In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Salaberry-de-Valleyfield had a population of {{val|42787|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|20073|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|20962|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:42787-40745}}|40745|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|40745|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|108.56|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|42787|108.56|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="sc2021"/>
===Population===
{{Canada census
{{Canada census
|location=
|location = Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
|2021_population=42,787 | 2021_pop_delta=+5.0 | 2021_land_area=108.56 | 2021_pop_density=394.1
|2021_median_age=47.2 | 2021_median_age_m=45.2 | 2021_median_age_f=49.6
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=20,962 |2021_mean_hh_income=62,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00052470052 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27
|2016_population=40,745 | 2016_pop_delta=+1.7 | 2016_land_area=107.13 | 2016_pop_density=380.3
|2016_median_age=48.3 | 2016_median_age_m=46.0 | 2016_median_age_f=50.1
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=19,356 | 2016_mean_hh_income=50,952 | 2016_access_date=2023-09-13
|2011_population=40,077 |2011_pop_delta=+1.0 |2011_land_area=107.10 |2011_pop_density=374.2
|2011_population=40,077 |2011_pop_delta=+1.0 |2011_land_area=107.10 |2011_pop_density=374.2
|2011_median_age=47.1 |2011_median_age_m=45.1 |2011_median_age_f=48.7
|2011_median_age=47.1 |2011_median_age_m=45.1 |2011_median_age_f=48.7
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}}
}}


{{Historical populations
| title= <small>Historical Census Data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec<ref name="scpast"/>
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| 1991 |27,598
| 1996 |26,600
| 2001 |26,170
| 2006 |39,672
| 2011 |40,077
| 2016 |40,745
| footnote= {{center|Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.}}
|2018|41,578|2019|41,701}}

===Language===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec<ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref><br/><small>Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.</small>
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec<ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref><br /><small>Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.</small>
|-
|-
! Census
! Census
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| 0.94%
| 0.94%
|}
|}

== Government ==
[[File:Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC 2.JPG|thumb|right|Nicholson Street with city hall in the centre]]
The city council is composed of the mayor and eight city councillors. The municipal elections are at each 4 years, each councillor stands for his/her district.
{| class="wikitable"
|+City Council<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tremblay|first=Éric|date=November 6, 2017|title=Miguel Lemieux succède à Denis Lapointe (French Only)|url=http://www.journalsaint-francois.ca/miguel-lemieux-succede-a-denis-lapointe/|journal=Journal Saint-François}}</ref>
!Function/District
!2005-2009
!2009-2013
!2013-2017
!2017-2021
|-
|Mayor
|Denis Lapointe
|Denis Lapointe
|Denis Lapointe
|Miguel Lemieux
|-
|1 - Grande-Île
|Denis Laître
|Denis Laître
|Denis Laître
|Lyne Lefebvre
|-
|2 - Nitro
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|Jason Grenier
|-
|3 - Georges-Leduc
|Claude Reid
|Louise Sauvé
|Louise Sauvé
|Jean-Marc Rochon
|-
|4 - Champlain
|Robert Savard
|Robert Savard
|Jean-Luc Pomerleau
|France Chenail
|-
|5 - La Baie
|Roger Levert
|Jean-Jacques Leduc
|François Labossière
|Guillaume Massicotte
|-
|6 - Robert-Cauchon
|Jacques Smith
|Jacques Smith
|Jacques Smith
|Jacques Smith
|-
|7 - Jules-Léger
|Pierre-Paul Messier
|Pierre-Paul Messier
|Patrick Rancourt
|Patrick Rancourt
|-
|8 - Saint-Timothée
|Normand Amesse
|Normand Amesse
|Normand Amesse
|Normand Amesse
|}

List of former mayors:<ref>{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (ville) 1.1.1875 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=1529 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* Moise Laplante (1875–1878, 1880–1885, 1886–1890)
* Alexander Anderson (1878–1880)
* Zéphirin Boyer (1885–1886, 1890–1892)
* John Hugh O'Sullivan (1892–1895)
* Georges Madeiros Loy (1895–1899)
* Narcisse Langevin (1899–1901)
* Onésime Longtain (1901–1903)
* Joseph Georges Henri Thibault (1903–1906)
* James Alexander Robb (1906–1910)
* Charles Ovide Ephrem Ostigui (1910–1912)
* Noel Adélard Ostilly (1912–1916)
* Stanislas Abraham Laroche (1916–1922)
* Daniel Eusèbe Dion (1922–1924)
* Joseph Donat Leboeuf (1924–1930)
* Bernard Gustave Ludger Codebecq (1930–1932)
* Olivier Philorum Billette (1932–1938)
* Joseph Armand Larin (1938–1942)
* Louis Major (1942–1944)
* Joseph Abel Eugène Cauchon (1944–1948, 1960–1969)
* Joseph Olivier Edmond Caza (1948–1954)
* Joseph Mathias Louis Covignon (1954–1960)
* Joseph-Henri Raphaël Barrette (1969–1975)
* Marie Blanche Alberta Marcelle Besner-Trépanier (1975–1983)
* Martinus Maria Petrus Mooijekind (1983–1987)
* Joseph Eugène Gaetan Rousse (1987–1995)
* Denis Lapointe (1995–2017)
* Miguel Lemieux (2017–present)
{{Div col end}}


==Attractions==
==Attractions==
The Musée de Société des Deux-Rives (MUSO), which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is located in the city.
The Musée de Société des Deux-Rives (MUSO), which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is located in the city.


The city houses one of the 10 minor basilicas in Quebec. [[Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile|Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cecilia]], built in 1934-1935, is one of the largest churches in the country.
The city houses one of the 10 minor basilicas in Quebec. [[Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile|Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cecilia]], built in 1934–1935, is one of the largest churches in the country.


The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regattas since 1938. The event takes place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-Francois. It is an international [[Hydroplane (boat)|hydroplane]] competition, in which power boats achieve speeds of up to 225&nbsp;km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it also includes other cultural activities.<ref>[http://regatesvalleyfield.com/en/ Home - Régates de Valleyfield]</ref>
The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regattas since 1938. The event takes place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-François. It is an international [[Hydroplane (boat)|hydroplane]] competition, in which power boats achieve speeds of up to 225&nbsp;km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it also includes other cultural activities.<ref>[http://regatesvalleyfield.com/en/ Home - Régates de Valleyfield]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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* [[Pierre Cossette]]: television and Broadway producer.
* [[Pierre Cossette]]: television and Broadway producer.
* [[Mélodie Daoust]]: Olympics gold medalist in ice hockey.
* [[Mélodie Daoust]]: Olympics gold medalist in ice hockey.
* [[Paul-Émile Léger]]: Cardinal of the [[Catholic Church]].
* [[Suzanne Fortier]]: Principal at McGill University.
* [[Suzanne Fortier]]: Principal at McGill University.
* [[Armand Frappier]]: physician and microbiologist.
* [[Armand Frappier]]: physician and microbiologist.
*[[Karla Homolka]]: serial killer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calvé|first1=Mélanie|title=Karla Homolka Vit Maintenant a Salaberry de Valleyfield|url=https://www.viva-media.ca/la-voix-regionale-beauharnois-salaberry-haut-saint-laurent/actualite-bshsl/faits-divers-bshsl/justice-bshsl/karla-homolka-vit-maintenant-a-salaberry-de-valleyfield|accessdate=September 5, 2019|publisher=Viva Media|date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Karla Homolka]]: serial killer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calvé|first1=Mélanie|title=Karla Homolka Vit Maintenant a Salaberry de Valleyfield|url=https://www.viva-media.ca/la-voix-regionale-beauharnois-salaberry-haut-saint-laurent/actualite-bshsl/faits-divers-bshsl/justice-bshsl/karla-homolka-vit-maintenant-a-salaberry-de-valleyfield|access-date=September 5, 2019|publisher=Viva Media|date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Vladimir Katriuk]] (1921-2015) alleged Nazi war criminal.
* [[Vladimir Katriuk]] (1921–2015): alleged Nazi war criminal.
* J. [[Albert Leduc]]: [[hockey]] player and businessman.
* [[Dominic Larocque]]: Para ice hockey athlete.
* J. [[Albert Leduc]]: [[ice hockey]] player and businessman.
* [[Serge Marcil]]: politician and Minister of Employment in 1994.
* [[Serge Marcil]]: politician and Minister of Employment in 1994.
* [[Anne Minh-Thu Quach]]: MP for [[Beauharnois—Salaberry]].
* [[Anne Minh-Thu Quach]]: MP for [[Beauharnois—Salaberry]].
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality]]
* [[Beauharnois Canal]]
* [[List of cities in Quebec]]
* [[List of cities in Quebec]]


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*[http://www.ville.valleyfield.qc.ca/ Salaberry-de-Valleyfield official website]
*[http://www.ville.valleyfield.qc.ca/ Salaberry-de-Valleyfield official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090813042435/http://www.valport.ca/about.html Port of Valleyfield]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311094224/http://www.ville.valleyfield.qc.ca/webconcepteurcontent63/000022410000/upload/Images/cathedrale_de_valleyfield.jpg Photograph of the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Basilica]


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| Northwest = [[Coteau-du-Lac]]<br />''[[St. Lawrence River]]''
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| North = [[Les Cèdres, Quebec|Les Cèdres]]<br />''[[St. Lawrence River]]''
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| South = ''[[Beauharnois Canal]]''<br/>[[Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Montérégie, Quebec|Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague]]
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Skyline of downtown Valleyfield
Skyline of downtown Valleyfield
Coat of arms of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Official logo of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Nickname: 
The Venice of Quebec
Motto: 
Ubi lux ibi labor
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is located in Southern Quebec
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°08′W / 45.25°N 74.13°W / 45.25; -74.13[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMBeauharnois-Salaberry
Founded1874
ConstitutedApril 24, 2002
Named forCharles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry
Boroughs
List of boroughs
  • Grande-Île
  • Nitro
  • Georges-Leduc
  • Champlain
  • La Baie
  • Robert-Cauchon
  • Jules-Léger
  • Saint-Timothée
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorMiguel Lemieux
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingBeauharnois
Area
 • Total126.99 km2 (49.03 sq mi)
 • Land108.56 km2 (41.92 sq mi)
 • Urban
33.93 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4][5]
 • Total42,787
 • Density394.1/km2 (1,021/sq mi)
 • Urban
41,655
 • Urban density1,227.6/km2 (3,179/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.0%
 • Dwellings
20,962
Demonym(s)Campivallensien, Campivallensienne (fr) Campivallensian (en)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-30
A-530

R-132
R-201
Websitewww.ville.valleyfield.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2021 was 42,410.[4]

The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area.

Due to the presence of Lake St. Francis on the St. Lawrence River, St. Francis Bay in downtown, and of numerous rivers and canals all over the town, the city is nicknamed "The Venice of Quebec".[citation needed]

History

The actual city was founded in 1874, the first mayor was Moise Plante. The first settlers arrived in 1798. At that moment, the settlement was named Pointe-du-Lac (Lake Point). The colony was then renamed Saranac, then Sainte-Cécile. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield was officially named in 1874 after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield, founded in 1892.

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is also the seat of the judicial district of Beauharnois since 1901.[7]

Merger

In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities[8] (2001 Canada census figures):

Geography

Situated on Grande-Île, an island in the Saint Lawrence River, it is bordered at its western end by Lake Saint Francis, with the Saint Lawrence to the north and the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is on the canal.

Climate

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and long, cold, and snowy winters.

Climate data for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)
16.0
(60.8)
23.0
(73.4)
30.0
(86.0)
35.0
(95.0)
34.4
(93.9)
35.6
(96.1)
36.5
(97.7)
35.0
(95.0)
28.9
(84.0)
22.5
(72.5)
17.0
(62.6)
36.5
(97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)
−3.3
(26.1)
2.3
(36.1)
11.2
(52.2)
18.7
(65.7)
23.8
(74.8)
26.1
(79.0)
25.3
(77.5)
20.6
(69.1)
12.8
(55.0)
5.8
(42.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)
−7.8
(18.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
6.3
(43.3)
13.3
(55.9)
18.7
(65.7)
21.1
(70.0)
20.2
(68.4)
15.6
(60.1)
8.6
(47.5)
2.2
(36.0)
−5.1
(22.8)
6.8
(44.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.8
(7.2)
−12.3
(9.9)
−6.7
(19.9)
1.3
(34.3)
7.9
(46.2)
13.5
(56.3)
16.0
(60.8)
15.1
(59.2)
10.6
(51.1)
4.3
(39.7)
−1.4
(29.5)
−8.8
(16.2)
2.1
(35.8)
Record low °C (°F) −38.3
(−36.9)
−33.5
(−28.3)
−29
(−20)
−15.6
(3.9)
−4.4
(24.1)
2.2
(36.0)
6.5
(43.7)
1.7
(35.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−8.9
(16.0)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−32.0
(−25.6)
−38.3
(−36.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.8
(2.94)
59.3
(2.33)
61.9
(2.44)
77.3
(3.04)
82.9
(3.26)
94.7
(3.73)
97.6
(3.84)
92.5
(3.64)
82.6
(3.25)
92.0
(3.62)
85.7
(3.37)
76.8
(3.02)
978.0
(38.50)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 24.2
(0.95)
19.9
(0.78)
31.9
(1.26)
70.3
(2.77)
82.9
(3.26)
97.4
(3.83)
97.6
(3.84)
92.5
(3.64)
82.6
(3.25)
90.6
(3.57)
74.4
(2.93)
33.1
(1.30)
794.7
(31.29)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 50.6
(19.9)
39.3
(15.5)
30.1
(11.9)
7.2
(2.8)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.3
(0.5)
11.3
(4.4)
43.7
(17.2)
183.5
(72.2)
Source: Environment Canada[9]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 9,215—    
1931 11,411+23.8%
1941 17,052+49.4%
1951 22,414+31.4%
1956 23,584+5.2%
1961 27,297+15.7%
YearPop.±%
1966 29,111+6.6%
1971 30,173+3.6%
1976 29,716−1.5%
1981 29,574−0.5%
1986 27,875−5.7%
1991 27,598−1.0%
YearPop.±%
1996 26,600−3.6%
2001 26,170−1.6%
2006 39,672+51.6%
2011 40,077+1.0%
2016 40,745+1.7%
2021 42,787+5.0%
Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield had a population of 42,787 living in 20,073 of its 20,962 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 40,745. With a land area of 108.56 km2 (41.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 394.1/km2 (1,020.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield community profile
202120162011
Population42,787 (+5.0% from 2016)40,745 (+1.7% from 2011)40,077 (+1.0% from 2006)
Land area108.56 km2 (41.92 sq mi)107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi)107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi)
Population density394.1/km2 (1,021/sq mi)380.3/km2 (985/sq mi)374.2/km2 (969/sq mi)
Median age47.2 (M: 45.2, F: 49.6)48.3 (M: 46.0, F: 50.1)47.1 (M: 45.1, F: 48.7)
Private dwellings20,962 (total)  19,356 (total)  19,050 (total) 
Median household income$62,000$50,952$44,510
Notes: Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
References: 2021[11] 2016[12] 2011[13] earlier[14][15]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec[10]
Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002.
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
39,670
37,480 Increase 0.01% 94.48% 1,160 Increase 5.0% 2.92% 395 Decrease 13.2% 1.00% 570 Increase 46.2% 1.44%
2011
39,425
37,475 Increase 1.7% 95.05% 1,105 Increase 6.8% 2.80% 455 Increase 89.6% 1.15% 390 Decrease 12.4% 0.99%
2006
38,565
36,845 Increase 51.9% 95.54% 1,035 Increase 40.8% 2.68% 240 Increase 20.0% 0.62% 445 Increase 74.5% 1.15%
2001
25,450
24,260 Decrease 2.4% 95.32% 735 Increase 11.4% 2.89% 200 Decrease 14.9% 0.79% 255 Increase 4.1% 1.00%
1996
25,995
24,855 n/a 95.61% 660 n/a 2.54% 235 n/a 0.90% 245 n/a 0.94%

Government

Nicholson Street with city hall in the centre

The city council is composed of the mayor and eight city councillors. The municipal elections are at each 4 years, each councillor stands for his/her district.

City Council[16]
Function/District 2005-2009 2009-2013 2013-2017 2017-2021
Mayor Denis Lapointe Denis Lapointe Denis Lapointe Miguel Lemieux
1 - Grande-Île Denis Laître Denis Laître Denis Laître Lyne Lefebvre
2 - Nitro Jean-Marc Rochon Jean-Marc Rochon Jean-Marc Rochon Jason Grenier
3 - Georges-Leduc Claude Reid Louise Sauvé Louise Sauvé Jean-Marc Rochon
4 - Champlain Robert Savard Robert Savard Jean-Luc Pomerleau France Chenail
5 - La Baie Roger Levert Jean-Jacques Leduc François Labossière Guillaume Massicotte
6 - Robert-Cauchon Jacques Smith Jacques Smith Jacques Smith Jacques Smith
7 - Jules-Léger Pierre-Paul Messier Pierre-Paul Messier Patrick Rancourt Patrick Rancourt
8 - Saint-Timothée Normand Amesse Normand Amesse Normand Amesse Normand Amesse

List of former mayors:[17]

  • Moise Laplante (1875–1878, 1880–1885, 1886–1890)
  • Alexander Anderson (1878–1880)
  • Zéphirin Boyer (1885–1886, 1890–1892)
  • John Hugh O'Sullivan (1892–1895)
  • Georges Madeiros Loy (1895–1899)
  • Narcisse Langevin (1899–1901)
  • Onésime Longtain (1901–1903)
  • Joseph Georges Henri Thibault (1903–1906)
  • James Alexander Robb (1906–1910)
  • Charles Ovide Ephrem Ostigui (1910–1912)
  • Noel Adélard Ostilly (1912–1916)
  • Stanislas Abraham Laroche (1916–1922)
  • Daniel Eusèbe Dion (1922–1924)
  • Joseph Donat Leboeuf (1924–1930)
  • Bernard Gustave Ludger Codebecq (1930–1932)
  • Olivier Philorum Billette (1932–1938)
  • Joseph Armand Larin (1938–1942)
  • Louis Major (1942–1944)
  • Joseph Abel Eugène Cauchon (1944–1948, 1960–1969)
  • Joseph Olivier Edmond Caza (1948–1954)
  • Joseph Mathias Louis Covignon (1954–1960)
  • Joseph-Henri Raphaël Barrette (1969–1975)
  • Marie Blanche Alberta Marcelle Besner-Trépanier (1975–1983)
  • Martinus Maria Petrus Mooijekind (1983–1987)
  • Joseph Eugène Gaetan Rousse (1987–1995)
  • Denis Lapointe (1995–2017)
  • Miguel Lemieux (2017–present)

Attractions

The Musée de Société des Deux-Rives (MUSO), which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is located in the city.

The city houses one of the 10 minor basilicas in Quebec. Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cecilia, built in 1934–1935, is one of the largest churches in the country.

The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regattas since 1938. The event takes place every year at the beginning of July over a three-day period in the heart of the city on Bay Saint-François. It is an international hydroplane competition, in which power boats achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it also includes other cultural activities.[18]

Education

  • 9 daycare facilities
  • 3 pre-kindergarten centres
  • 12 elementary schools (some with daycare services), of which one is English-language.
  • 1 high school
  • 1 adult education centre
  • 1 vocational training centre
  • 1 CEGEP: Collège de Valleyfield
  • 1 French-language university centre

Gault Institute

The Gault Institute was created by Andrew Frederick Gault. He created this school during the time that the Gault Cotton Mills were up and running. To heat the school at one time he used underground pipes connecting from the school to the Cotton Mills since at the time there was no electricity.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 125037". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca. Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. ^ a b c d "Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec [Population centre], Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Census agglomeration), Quebec. The census agglomeration consists of only Salaberry-de-Valleyfield itself. This was unchanged from the 2006 census.
  7. ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Climate". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  12. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  13. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  14. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  15. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Tremblay, Éric (November 6, 2017). "Miguel Lemieux succède à Denis Lapointe (French Only)". Journal Saint-François.
  17. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (ville) 1.1.1875 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  18. ^ Home - Régates de Valleyfield
  19. ^ Calvé, Mélanie (September 5, 2019). "Karla Homolka Vit Maintenant a Salaberry de Valleyfield". Viva Media. Retrieved September 5, 2019.