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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
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| City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Ville de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie (16) |
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Electoral district | Federal: Beauharnois—Salaberry MP: Claude DeBellefeuille Provincial: Beauharnois MNA: Serge Deslieres |
| Constituted | 1874 |
| Reconstituted | 2002 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Denis Lapointe |
| Area | |
| - Total | 107.10 km² (41.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
| - Total | 39,672 |
| - Density | 370.4/km² (959.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | J6S, J6T |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Website: ville.valleyfield.qc.ca | |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. This city is situated at the eastern end of Lac Saint-François. It is an industrial centre with a port on the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
The Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (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 "Les Regates de Valleyfield" an international hydroplane race since 1938
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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.
In 2002 it amalgamated with the following communities: (2001 population)
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (26,170)
- Saint-Timothée (8,299)
- Grande-Île (4,559)
- 9 daycare facilities
- 3 pre-kindergarten centres
- 12 elementary schools (some with daycare services)
- 1 English-language elementary school
- 2 high schools
- 1 adult education centre
- 2 vocational training centres
- 1 CEGEP
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French only | 36,845 | 95.54% |
| English only | 1,035 | 2.68% |
| Both English and French | 240 | 0.62% |
| Other languages | 445 | 1.15% |
- Armand Frappier, physician and microbiologist
- Jean Ouimet, politician
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| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kosta, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague |
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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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