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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Valleyfield
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The old canal of Beauharnois in downtown Valleyfield
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| Nickname(s):
The Venice of Quebec
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| Motto(s):
Ubi lux ibi labor
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Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Montérégie | ||
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry | ||
| Founded | 1874 | ||
| Constituted | April 24, 2002 | ||
| Named for | Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry | ||
| Boroughs |
List of boroughs
Grande-Île
Nitro Georges-Leduc Champlain La Baie Robert-Cauchon Jules-Léger Saint-Timothée |
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| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-council government | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 125.50 km2 (48.46 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 107.21 km2 (41.39 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 19.78 km2 (7.64 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 523.1 km2 (202.0 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2019)
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| • City | 42,410 | ||
| • Density | 395.5/km2 (1,024/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 67,089 | ||
| • Metro density | 143.3/km2 (371/sq mi) | ||
| • Pop 2016-2019 |  4.08% |
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| • Dwellings | 19,356 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Campivallensien, Campivallensienne (fr) Campivallensian (en) | ||
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | ||
| Postal code(s) |
J6S, J6T, J7X
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| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | ||
Highways A-30 A-530 |
 Route 132 Route 201 |
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry.
The population as of 2019 was 42,410. 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.
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 ''The Venice of Quebec''.
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History
Salaberry was named 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.
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield.
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is the seat of the judicial district of Beauharnois.
Merger
In 2002, the city of 26,170 amalgamated with the following communities (2001 Canada census figures):
- Saint-Timothée (8,299)
- Grande-Île (4,559)
Climate
| Climate data for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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) |
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Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield community profile | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 40,077 (+1.0% from 2006) | 39,672 (+51.6% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi) | 107.10 km2 (41.35 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 374.2/km2 (969/sq mi) | 370.4/km2 (959/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 47.1 (M: 45.1, F: 48.7) | 44.6 (M: 42.9, F: 46.2) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 19,050 | 18,034 | |
| Median household income: | $44,510 | $41,880 | |
| Notes: Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002. – References: 2011 2006 earlier | |||
| Historical Census Data - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 27,598 | — |
| 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% |
| 2017 | 41,578 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 41,701 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 42,410 | +1.7% |
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Amalgamated with Saint-Timothée and Grande-Île in 2002. |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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37,480 | 0.01% |
94.48% | 1,160 | 5.0% |
2.92% | 395 |  13.2% |
1.00% | 570 | 46.2% |
1.44% | |||||
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37,475 | 1.7% |
95.05% | 1,105 | 6.8% |
2.80% | 455 | 89.6% |
1.15% | 390 | 12.4% |
0.99% | |||||
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36,845 | 51.9% |
95.54% | 1,035 | 40.8% |
2.68% | 240 | 20.0% |
0.62% | 445 | 74.5% |
1.15% | |||||
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24,260 | 2.4% |
95.32% | 735 | 11.4% |
2.89% | 200 | 14.9% |
0.79% | 255 | 4.1% |
1.00% | |||||
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24,855 | n/a | 95.61% | 660 | n/a | 2.54% | 235 | n/a | 0.90% | 245 | n/a | 0.94% | |||||
Attractions
The Écomusée des Deux-Rives, which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is found in the city.
The city has been the site of the Valleyfield Regatas 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. The Regata is an international hydroplane boat race, where the hydroplanes (planes without wings) can achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h. Attracting over 130,000 visitors per year, it is a great weekend of thrilling hydroplane races, dinners, parties, outdoor concerts featuring renowned Quebec artists. It is capped off by a fireworks show.
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
- Lise Bacon: Quebec politician.
- Line Beauchamp: Quebec politician.
- Jean-Luc Brassard: Olympic gold medalist in skiing.
- Pierre Cossette: television and Broadway producer.
- Mélodie Daoust: Olympics gold medalist in ice hockey.
- Suzanne Fortier: Principal at McGill University.
- Armand Frappier: physician and microbiologist.
- J. Albert Leduc: ice hockey player and businessman.
- Serge Marcil: politician and Minister of Employment in 1994.
- Anne Minh-Thu Quach: MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry.
- Jean Ouimet: former leader of the Green Party of Quebec.
See also
In Spanish: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield para niños
