| Verchères | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec#Canada Quebec#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.7833°N -94°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | September 18, 1971 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Alexandre Bélisle |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Verchères |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 85.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 72.63 |
| Population Total: | 5759 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 79.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.3% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2453 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0L 2R0 |
| Area Codes: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,759.
thumb|Welcome sign at the south entrance, along the Marie-Victorin roadthumb|Overview of the magnificent village cemeterythumb|Heritage house along the Marie-Victorin road (route 132)In the 17th century, the settlement at Verchères was the scene of an Iroquois raid that was apparently thwarted by the ingenuity of a 14-year-old girl named Madeleine (now known as Madeleine de Verchères). A cast-iron statue of Madeleine de Verchères stands today by the former location of the settlement stronghold on the shore of the Saint-Lawrence river.
In French, the word Verchères can be used as an adjective to describe a specific type of rowboat invented in Verchères at the end of the 19th century, i.e. chaloupe verchères. A specimen of the rowboat is on permanent outdoor display during the summer and fall at the Parc Jean-Marie Moreau across from the town office.
The motto of Verchères is In Tenebris Lumen Rectis Corde. The streets of Verchères are mostly named after the patronyms of residing families but also after local people who rose to celebrity in Canadian history.
Verchères is located about 40 km east of Montréal. The municipality is traversed by Road 132, an important road that runs along the St. Lawrence River and connects several municipalities along the south shore. The river plays a significant role in the economy of Verchères, offering picturesque views and opportunities for recreational activities.
The terrain is relatively flat, typical of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, with some gentle elevations and wppded areas. The landscape of Verchères is typically rural, with farmland, natural areas and residential zones.
thumb|City Hall of Verchèresthumb|Florentine-Dansereau residence
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Verchères, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 5,550 | 0.7% | 96.4% | 60 | 7.7% | 1.0% | 50 | 100.0% | 0.9% | 75 | 0.0% | 1.3% | ||||||||
| 5,590 | 0.8% | 96.9% | 65 | 8.3% | 1.1% | 25 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 75 | 66.7% | 1.3% | ||||||||
| 5,545 | 10.1% | 97.7% | 60 | 50.0% | 1.1% | 25 | 25.0% | 0.4% | 45 | 50.0% | 0.8% | ||||||||
| 5,035 | 8.3% | 97.1% | 40 | 33.3% | 0.8% | 20 | 100.0% | 0.4% | 90 | 125.0% | 1.7% | ||||||||
| 4,650 | 2.3% | 98.3% | 30 | 25.0% | 0.6% | 10 | n/a% | 0.2% | 40 | 60.0% | 0.9% | ||||||||
| 4,760 | n/a | 98.7% | 40 | n/a | 0.8% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 25 | n/a | 0.5% | ||||||||