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Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
City
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM.
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM.
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is located in Central Quebec
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°W / 45.533; -73.933Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°56′W / 45.533°N 73.933°W / 45.533; -73.933
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
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 Increase 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

Route 344
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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