Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | |
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| City | |
 Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM. |
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 Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
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| Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°WCoordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Deux-Montagnes |
| Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Paulus |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Mirabel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,689 |
| • Density | 1,684.5/km2 (4,363/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 38.7% |
| • Dwellings | 6,167 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0N |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-640
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 Route 344
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| Website | www.ville.sainte- marthe-sur-le-lac.qc.ca |
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality. It is crossed from east to west by road 344, commonly known as Oka road. The town shares its borders with Deux-Montagnes to the east, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac to the west, the lake of Two-Mountains to the south and Saint-Eustache to the north.
It shares police, firefighters, waterworks and other services with the city of Deux-Montagnes.
Formerly known as a rural town where most of its inhabitants were seasonal vacationers, since 1995, the population as grown from 8,300 people to 11,300 in 2006 up to almost 15,000 nowadays.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6039 (total dwellings: 6167)
Mother tongue:
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone schools. This community has three elementary schools (Horizon-du-Lac, Des-Lucioles, and des Grands-Vents) and one lower secondary school (École secondaire Liberté-Jeunesse). École Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes has all upper secondary education. Some areas are instead served by École des Mésanges and Emmanuel-Chénard, both also in Deux-Montagnes, as well as Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes (for all secondary levels).
Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves this community. Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.
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