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Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
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Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 55,823 |
Saint-Hyacinthe (pronounced /seɪnt jæˈsɛnt/ in English, IPA: [sɛ̃tijasɛ̃t] in French) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. Population (2006 census) 55,823.
In 1849 Saint-Hyacinthe was created a village; at the time it had a population of 10,200. A year later it was made a town, and in 1857 it was made a city.
On January 1, 2002 the city of Saint-Hyacinthe amalgamated with five neighbouring towns (listed here with their population in 2001):
- Saint-Hyacinthe (39,739)
- Sainte-Rosalie (4,170)
- Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (4,000)
- Sainte-Rosalie Parish (1,476)
- Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur (1,151)
- Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe (858)
Saint-Hyacinthe is the headquarters of the Casavant Frères pipe organ builders.
The private St-Hyacinthe Airport is three miles to the west of the city.
From 1989 to 1996 the city had a team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. Currently the city is represented in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey by the Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design.
| North: Saint-Barnabé-Sud | ||
| West: La Présentation |
Saint-Hyacinthe | East: Saint-Simon, Saint-Dominique |
| South: Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Saint-Damase, Saint-Pie |
| Montérégie (16) |
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Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories (*): Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Le Bas-Richelieu · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil* · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges Major municipalities: Cowansville · Granby · Sorel-Tracy · Saint-Hyacinthe · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · Chambly · Saint-Basile-le-Grand · Mont-Saint-Hilaire · Beloeil · Brossard · Saint-Lambert · Boucherville · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville · Longueuil · Sainte-Julie · Varennes · La Prairie · Candiac · Sainte-Catherine · Saint-Constant · Mercier · Châteauguay · Beauharnois · Salaberry-de-Valleyfield · Pincourt · Vaudreuil-Dorion · Saint-Lazare Subdivisions of Region number: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 |
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