Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
{{Other uses|Beauharnois (disambiguation){{!}}Beauharnois|Salaberry}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Beauharnois-Salaberry
|official_name =
|settlement_type = Regional county municipality
|image_skyline =
|map_caption = Location in province of Quebec
|image_map = Quebec MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry location map.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|3=region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Montérégie
|established_title = Effective
|established_date = January 1, 1982
|seat = Beauharnois
|parts_type =
|parts =
|government_type = Prefecture
|leader_title = Prefect
|leader_name = Yves Daoust
|area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beauharnois-Salaberry, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2470&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&SearchText=beauhar&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=November 26, 2019}}
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 523.10
|area_land_km2 = 471.26
|area_water_km2 =
|area_water_percent =
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m =
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 68,322
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_density_km2 = 145.8
|population_blank1_title = Change
2011–2021
|population_blank1 = {{increase}} 10.3%
|population_density_blank1_km2 =
|population_blank2_title = Dwellings
|population_blank2 = 31,245
|population_note =
|timezone = EST
|utc_offset = −5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = −4
|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
|postal_code =
|area_codes = 450 and 579
|blank_name =
|blank_info =
|blank1_name =
|blank1_info =
|website = {{URL|{{#property:P856}}}}
|footnotes =
}}
Beauharnois-Salaberry ({{IPA|fr|boaʁnwa salabɛʁi}}) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.{{mamrot|type=mrc|700}}
History
The RCM was formed by combining the historic counties of Beauharnois and Châteauguay.
Subdivisions
Demographics
{{Historical populations|width=35%
| title= Historical Census Data – Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| 1991 | 59,785
| 1996 | 59,769
| 2001 | 59,137
| 2006 | 60,802
| 2011 | 61,950
| 2016 | 64,320
}}
{{Canada census
|location = Beauharnois-Salaberry
|2021_population=68,322 | 2021_pop_delta=+6.2 | 2021_land_area=468.48 | 2021_pop_density=145.8
|2021_median_age=44.8 | 2021_median_age_m=43.6 | 2021_median_age_f=46.4
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=32,524 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=31,245 |2021_mean_hh_income=66,500
|2021_geocode=2021A00032470 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2016_population=64,320 | 2016_pop_delta=+3.8 | 2016_land_area=471.26 | 2016_pop_density=136.5
|2016_median_age=46.5 | 2016_median_age_m=44.7 | 2016_median_age_f=48.2
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=30,151 |2016_mean_hh_income=54,509 | 2016_access_date=2019-11-26
|2011_population=61,950 |2011_pop_delta=+1.9 |2011_land_area=470.68 |2011_pop_density=131.6
|2011_median_age=46.1 |2011_median_age_m=44.6 |2011_median_age_f=47.4
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=28,829 |2011_mean_hh_income=48,621 |2011_access_date=2014-01-27
|2006_population=60,802 | 2006_pop_delta=+2.8 | 2006_land_area=470.68 | 2006_pop_density=129.2
|2006_median_age=43.9 | 2006_median_age_m=42.6 | 2006_median_age_f=45.1
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=27,158 | 2006_mean_hh_income=43,719 | 2006_access_date=2013-05-11
|notes=
}}
= Language =
class="wikitable"
! colspan="19" | Canada Census Mother Tongue – Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County MunicipalityStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census |
Census
| ! Total | colspan="1" | ! colspan="3" | {{center|French}} | colspan="1" | ! colspan="3" | {{center|English}} | colspan="1" | ! colspan="3" | {{center|French & English}} | colspan="1" | ! colspan="3" | {{center|Other}} |
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Year
| ! Responses | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % | ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % |
{{center|2016}}
| | {{center|63,060}} | | 59,430 | {{increase}} 2.5% | 94.2% | | 2,050 | {{increase}} 6.5% | 3.3% | | 595 | {{decrease}} 7.8% | 0.9% | | 985 | {{increase}} 61.5% | 1.6% |
{{center|2011}}
| | {{center|61,180}} | | 58,000 | {{increase}} 2.6% | 94.80% | | 1,925 | {{increase}} 13.6% | 3.15% | | 645 | {{increase}} 84.3% | 1.05% | | 610 | {{decrease}} 25.6% | 1.00% |
{{center|2006}}
| | {{center|59,405}} | | 56,540 | {{increase}} 2.1% | 95.18% | | 1,695 | {{decrease}} 4.8% | 2.85% | | 350 | {{decrease}} 14.6% | 0.59% | | 820 | {{increase}} 60.8% | 1.38% |
{{center|2001}}
| | {{center|58,060}} | | 55,360 | {{decrease}} 1.7% | 95.35% | | 1,780 | {{increase}} 13.4% | 3.07% | | 410 | {{decrease}} 14.6% | 0.71% | | 510 | {{increase}} 20.0% | 0.88% |
{{center|1996}}
| | {{center|58,790}} | | 56,315 | n/a | 95.79% | | 1,570 | n/a | 2.67% | | 480 | n/a | 0.82% | | 425 | n/a | 0.72% |
Transportation
= Access routes =
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map]
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- Autoroutes
- {{jct|state=QC|A|30}}
- {{jct|state=QC|A|530}}
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- Principal Highways
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|132}}
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|138}}
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- Secondary Highways
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|201}}
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|203}}
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|205}}
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|207}}
- {{jct|state=QC|QC|236}}
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- External Routes
- None
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Attractions
- Beauharnois Canal
- Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station (Melocheville)
- Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
- Howick Airport (Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois)
- Pointe-du-Bruisson Archaeological Park (Melocheville)
- Valleyfield Airport (Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka)
Protected areas:
- Îles-de-Paix National Fauna Reserve
- Îles-de-Saint-Timothée Regional Park
See also
References
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
| Centre = Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
| North = Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Saint Lawrence River
| Northeast = Roussillon RCM
| East = Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM
| South = Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
| West = Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM / Saint Lawrence River
}}
{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Montérégie|state=expanded}}
{{Authority control}}