Saint-Hyacinthe

This article is about the Quebec community. For the associated federal electoral district, see St. Hyacinthe (electoral district).
"St. Hyacinthe" redirects here. For other uses, see St. Hyacinth.

Saint-Hyacinthe
City
Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe
Parc Casimir-Dessaules.
Parc Casimir-Dessaules.
Official seal of Saint-Hyacinthe
Seal
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Saint-Hyacinthe is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Maskoutains
Founded1849
Constituted27 December 2001
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorAndré Beauregard
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Hyacinthe
Area
[2][4]
 • City
191.60 km2 (73.98 sq mi)
 • Land188.97 km2 (72.96 sq mi)
 • Urban
30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
328.53 km2 (126.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • City
59,614
 • Density294.5/km2 (763/sq mi)
 • Urban
50,616
 • Urban density1,643.4/km2 (4,256/sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
56,794
 • Metro density181.5/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016[4]
Increase 4.5%
 • Dwellings[4]
25,483
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J2R-J2T
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-116
R-137
R-224
R-231
R-235
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Hyacinthe (/ ... ˈhaɪ.əsɪnθ/ ... HY-ə-sinth, French: [sɛ̃t‿ijasɛ̃t]) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239.[6] The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River. Quebec Autoroute 20 runs perpendicular to the river. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Saint-Hyacinthe - Répertoire des municipalités - Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire". gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867". parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Statistics Canada (9 August 2019). "Census Profile 2016 -Saint-Hyacinthe, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Les Maskoutains, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint-Hyacinthe [Census agglomeration], Quebec and Quebec [Province]. The census agglomeration consists of Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Dominique, Saint-Simon. In the 2006 census, the census agglomeration had not included Saint-Dominique, but had included La Présentation and Saint-Barnabé-Sud.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Hyacinthe, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.