Saint-Hyacinthe
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This article is about the Quebec community. For the associated federal electoral district, see St. Hyacinthe (electoral district).
"St. Hyacinthe" redirects here. For other uses, see St. Hyacinth.
Saint-Hyacinthe (/ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/; French: [sɛ̃t‿ijasɛ̃t]) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239.[6] The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River. Quebec Autoroute 20 runs perpendicular to the river. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.[7]
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Saint-Hyacinthe | |
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Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe | |
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Les Maskoutains |
Founded | 1849 |
Constituted | 27 December 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | André Beauregard |
• Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
• Prov. riding | Saint-Hyacinthe |
Area | |
• City | 191.60 km2 (73.98 sq mi) |
• Land | 188.97 km2 (72.96 sq mi) |
• Metro | 328.53 km2 (126.85 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• City | 59,614 |
• Density | 294.5/km2 (763/sq mi) |
• Metro | 56,794 |
• Metro density | 181.5/km2 (470/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016[4] | 4.5% |
• Dwellings[4] | 25,483 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-116 R-137 R-224 R-231 R-235 |
Website | Official website |
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