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Saint-Hubert, Québec

Saint-Hubert
Borough of Longueuil
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Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil.
Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil.
Saint-Hubert is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Hubert
Saint-Hubert
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°25′W / 45.500°N 73.417°W / 45.500; -73.417
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
City Longueuil
Established 1860
Merger with Longueuil January 1, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
Provincial Laporte
Vachon
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Federal MP(s) Michel Picard (LPC)
Pierre Nantel (NDP)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Nicole Ménard (PLQ)
Martine Ouellet (PQ)
Area
 • Land 65.98 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 77,028
 • Density 1,167.5/km2 (3,024/sq mi)
 • Change (2001-06) Increase1.5%
 • Dwellings 30,284
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J3Y, J3Z, J4T
Area code(s) 450
Access Routes
A-30

Route 112
Route 116
Website ville.longueuil.qc.ca

Saint-Hubert (/sntˈhjuːbərt/, French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t‿ybɛʁ], Quebec French pronunciation: [sẽɪ̯̃t͡s‿ybaɛ̯ʁ]) is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics Institute, Saint-Hubert had 78,336 in 2006. The area of the borough is 65.98 km². Longueuil's city hall is now located in Saint-Hubert. Saint-Hubert is located about 14 kilometers (almost 9 miles) from downtown Montreal.

The borough has a wide array of commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The aerospace industry is arguably the most important of these enterprises. Pratt & Whitney Canada designs and manufactures jet engines at a plant near Saint-Hubert Airport. The Canadian Space Agency has its head office in the borough. The École nationale d'aérotechnique, a school that teaches aeronautics is located in the borough and operated by Collège Édouard-Montpetit.


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