Saint-Zotique Explained

Saint-Zotique
Settlement Type:City
Motto:Vivons heureux (Let's live happily)
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Montérégie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:27 May 1967
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Government Type:Saint-Zotique City Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Yvon Chiasson
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Salaberry—Suroît
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Soulanges
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:50.10
Area Land Km2:25.04
Population Total:9618
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:384.0
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 21.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:4164
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0P 1Z0
Area Code:450 and 579
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:

Saint-Zotique (pronounced as /fr/, pronounced as /fr-CA/) is a city located within the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region located about 45 minutes west of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named for Saint Zoticus of Comana.

The city resides on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Saint Francis and along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, the most populated area in Canada.

History

The first economic activities in the region started in the mid-18th century with forest exploitation and agriculture. The place was first named "Concession-du-Lac" and "Lac-Saint-François" after the adjacent lake. Subsequently, it was also known as "Longueuil-sur-le-Lac" (because it was part of the seigneury of New Longueuil, and "Moulin-Biron" (named after the owner of the first sawmill built near the wharf).[4]

Saint-Zotique officially became parish near 1849 when it was separated from the parish of Saint-Polycarpe located a few kilometres to the north. In 1854, its post office opened, and a year later in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Zotique was formed.[4]

In 1913, the village itself split off from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Zotique, and eventually the two municipalities merged again to form a new village municipality in 1967. On 4 April 2009, it changed its status to just municipality and in 2023, it became a city.[4]

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Zotique, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
8,530 16.3%88.9%580 68.1%6.2%160 146.2%1.7%285 72.2%2.9%
7,335 16.5%92.4%345 18.0%4.4%65 0.0%0.8%165 153.8%2.1%
6,295 21.1%93.1%300 43.3%4.4%65 30.8%1.0%100 25.0%1.5%
4,965 19.8%94.5%170 20.6%3.2%45 44.4%0.9%75 86.7%1.4%
3,980 14.1%95.9%135 6.9%3.3%25 58.3%0.6%10 77.8%0.2%
3,420 n/a93.2%145n/a4.0%60n/a1.6%45n/a1.2%

Attractions

The town is home to a popular beach which can accommodate as many as 10,000 people. Located on Lac Saint-François, nautical sports are among the region's most popular activities and the town also has a golf course.[5]

Local government

Year! colspan="2" scope="col"
LiberalConservativeBloc QuébécoisNew DemocraticGreen
202128%1,27817%79444%2,0247%3040%0
201929%1,3339%40549%2,2308%3403%140
Year! colspan="2" scope="col"
CAQLiberalQC solidaireParti Québécois
201850%2,28420%90213%60513%610
20140%041%1,51112%43842%1,558

Saint-Zotique forms part of the federal electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît and has been represented by Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Saint-Zotique is part of the Soulanges electoral district and is represented by Marilyne Picard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

List of former mayors:[6]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Located on Route 338 and just south of Autoroute 20 near the Ontario-Quebec border, it is easily accessible from the busiest transportation corridor of the country with direct links to Montreal, Cornwall and Toronto.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[7]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Zotique . www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca . Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation . 12 May 2022 . fr.
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1077 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  3. Web site: Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Zotique, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . 9 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Fiche descriptive: Saint-Zotique . www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 23 January 2018.
  5. http://www.st-zotique.com/municipalite/vivre/default.htm Saint-Zotique official website - Recreation
  6. Web site: Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Zotique (municipalité) 23.4.1913 - ... . www.mairesduquebec.com . Institut généalogique Drouin . 4 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Les écoles et les centres. Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. 18 January 2013.
  8. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
  9. "School Board Map ." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.