| Sainte-Marie-Salomé | |
| Settlement Type: | municipality |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.9333°N -103°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lanaudière |
| Subdivision Name3: | Montcalm |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1765 |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | December 27, 1888 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Veronique Venne |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Montcalm |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 33.79 |
| Area Note: | There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
| Population Total: | 1221 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 36.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016–2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 1% |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0K 2Z0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Joliette |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Blank Name: | Highways[2] |
| Blank Info: | No major routes |
Sainte-Marie-Salomé is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.
In 1765, the first wave of colonization occurred as a result of the Great Upheaval when Acadians from Boston arrived and settled on the south bank of the Vacher Creek (French: ruisseau Vacher) in the Seignory of Saint-Sulpice. The settlement was called Bas-du-Ruisseau-Vacher (meaning "Lower Vacher Creek"), named after a certain Vacher who accompanied surveyor John Péladeau in 1767 on the seignory's territory. In 1790, the settlement grew when families from Château-Richer arrived. Actual clearing of the area began around 1820.[3]
In March 1883, Sainte-Marie-Salomé became home to the second creamery of Quebec.[3]
In 1888, the parish municipality of Sainte-Marie-Salomé was established by separating from Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, and named after Mary Salome. Its letters patent used the misspelled "Salomée", which was not corrected until 1986. In 1889, the local post office opened. During the 1890s, the location was also known as Sainte-Marie-Salomé-de-Port-Royal, indicating the origin of its Acadian settlers.[3]
Population trend:[4]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 516 (total dwellings: 542)
Mother tongue:
Being in the fertile land of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, agriculture is the most important economic function of the municipality.[5]
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: