Saint-Zotique | |
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 Road 338 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Vivons heureux (Let's live happily) | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  St-Zotique Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°15′N74°15′W / 45.25°N 74.25°W /45.25; -74.25[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 27 May 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Saint-Zotique City Council |
| • Mayor | Yvon Chiasson |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
• City | 50.10 km2 (19.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• City | 9,618 |
| • Density | 384/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,582 |
| • Urban density | 1,080.2/km2 (2,798/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  21.2% |
| • Dwellings | 4,164 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-20 |  R-338 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Zotique (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃zɔtik],locally[ˌsẽzɔˈt͡sɪk]) is a city located within theVaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in theMontérégie region located about 45 minutes west ofMontreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named for SaintZoticus of Comana.
The city resides on the north shore of theSt. Lawrence River andLake Saint Francis and along theQuebec City–Windsor Corridor, the most populated area inCanada.
The first economic activities in the region started in the mid-18th century with forest exploitation and agriculture. The place was first named "Concession-du-Lac" and "Lac-Saint-François" after the adjacent lake. Subsequently, it was also known as "Longueuil-sur-le-Lac" (because it was part of theseigneury of New Longueuil, and "Moulin-Biron" (named after the owner of the first sawmill built near the wharf).[6]
Saint-Zotique officially became parish near 1849 when it was separated from the parish ofSaint-Polycarpe located a few kilometres to the north. In 1854, its post office opened, and a year later in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Zotique was formed.[6]
In 1913, the village itself split off from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Zotique, and eventually the two municipalities merged again to form a new village municipality in 1967. On 4 April 2009, it changed its status to just municipality and in 2023, it became a city.[6]
The southern part of the municipality is bordered by theSt. Lawrence River, which flows eastward.Autoroute 20 crosses it from west to east.
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,618 (21.2% from 2016) | 7,934 (17.1% from 2011) | 6,773 (+29.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi) | 25.10 km2 (9.69 sq mi) | 25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 384.0/km2 (995/sq mi) | 316.1/km2 (819/sq mi) | 268.8/km2 (696/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 40.8, F: 42.0) | 38.7 (M: 38.8, F: 38.7) | 37.9 (M: 38.0, F: 37.9) |
| Private dwellings | 4,164 (total) | 3,365 (total) | 2,893 (total) |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $74,903 | $66,171 |
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| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Zotique, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 9,620 | 8,530 | 16.3% | 88.9% | 580 | 68.1% | 6.2% | 160 | 146.2% | 1.7% | 285 | 72.2% | 2.9% | |||||
2016 | 7,935 | 7,335 | 16.5% | 92.4% | 345 | 18.0% | 4.4% | 65 |  0.0% | 0.8% | 165 | 153.8% | 2.1% | |||||
2011 | 6,760 | 6,295 | 21.1% | 93.1% | 300 | 43.3% | 4.4% | 65 | 30.8% | 1.0% | 100 | 25.0% | 1.5% | |||||
2006 | 5,255 | 4,965 | 19.8% | 94.5% | 170 | 20.6% | 3.2% | 45 | 44.4% | 0.9% | 75 | 86.7% | 1.4% | |||||
2001 | 4,150 | 3,980 | 14.1% | 95.9% | 135 |  6.9% | 3.3% | 25 | 58.3% | 0.6% | 10 | 77.8% | 0.2% | |||||
1996 | 3,670 | 3,420 | n/a | 93.2% | 145 | n/a | 4.0% | 60 | n/a | 1.6% | 45 | n/a | 1.2% | |||||
The town is home to a popular beach which can accommodate as many as 10,000 people. Located on Lac Saint-François, nautical sports are among the region's most popular activities and the town also has a golf course.[11]
| Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
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| 2021 | 28% | 1,278 | 17% | 794 | 44% | 2,024 | 7% | 304 | 0% | 0 | |
| 2019 | 29% | 1,333 | 9% | 405 | 49% | 2,230 | 8% | 340 | 3% | 140 | |
| 2015 | 31% | 953 | 10% | 307 | 31% | 945 | 25% | 769 | 2% | 51 | |
| 2011 | 7% | 186 | 10% | 259 | 31% | 813 | 49% | 1,266 | 3% | 76 | |
| 2008 | 15% | 348 | 17% | 394 | 55% | 1,260 | 10% | 222 | 2% | 56 | |
| 2006 | 15% | 318 | 23% | 495 | 56% | 1,199 | 4% | 87 | 3% | 58 | |
| 2004 | 29% | 570 | 7% | 146 | 58% | 1,131 | 2% | 47 | 2% | 48 | |
| Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49% | 1,632 | 9% | 309 | 14% | 461 | 15% | 506 | |
| 2018 | 50% | 2,284 | 20% | 902 | 13% | 605 | 13% | 610 | |
| 2014 | 0% | 0 | 41% | 1,511 | 12% | 438 | 42% | 1,558 | |
| 2012 | 30% | 921 | 23% | 700 | 3% | 94 | 41% | 1,249 | |
Saint-Zotique forms part of the federal electoral district ofBeauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon and has been represented byClaude DeBellefeuille of theBloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Saint-Zotique is part of theSoulanges electoral district and is represented byMarilyne Picard of theCoalition Avenir Québec since 2018.
List of former mayors:[14]
Located onRoute 338 and just south ofAutoroute 20 near theOntario-Quebec border, it is easily accessible from the busiest transportation corridor of the country with direct links to Montreal,Cornwall andToronto.
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[15]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[17]
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