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Châteauguay (English: /ˈʃætoʊɡeɪ/ SHAT-oh-gay, French: [ʃɑtoɡɛ], locally [-ɡe] ⓘ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, located on both the Châteauguay River and Lac St-Louis, which is a section of the St. Lawrence River. The population of the city of Châteauguay at the 2021 Census was 50,815, and the population centre was 75,891.
The land was first given to Charles Lemoyne by the governor of New France at the time, the Comte de Frontenac with the intention of setting up a seigneurie in the area.[citation needed] Afterwards the seigneurie was assumed by Zacharie Robutel de la Noue in 1706. In 1763 France relinquished its claims in Canada and Châteauguay was now under British mandate. The seigneurie was bought by Marguerite d'Youville, a founder of the Quebec religious society the Grey Nuns in 1765 and 10 years later construction began on the Church of Saint-Joachim.[citation needed]
Châteauguay played an important part in the colonial history of North America. With the United States having declared war on Britain in 1812, Châteauguay was seen as little more than a good vantage point to post troops to defend Montreal against an invasion.[citation needed] This prong of the American advance on Montreal ended with the Battle of the Châteauguay, where on October 26, 1813, Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry succeeded in halting the American force of 4,000 advancing on Montreal with only some 400 troops, mostly French-Canadian and 170 Kahnawake Mohawk warriors. The second American incursion towards Montreal was defeated shortly after at Crysler's Farm on November 11.[citation needed]
During the Lower Canada Rebellion, Châteauguay was the scene of a notable action involving the Patriote movement. In November 1838, members of the rebel group, including some of their leaders, were arrested: François-Maurice Lepailleur, who was later exiled to Australia, and two natives of Châteauguay, Joseph Duquet and Joseph-Narcisse Cardinal, both of whom were later hanged at Au-Pied-du-Courant Prison and subsequently interred beneath a monument to the Patriotes at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
The actual village of Châteauguay was created in 1855, after the abolition of the seigneurie system in Quebec by the United Province of Canada. Later on the city annexed two neighbouring districts, Châteauguay-Heights (1968) and Châteauguay-Centre (1975). In 1982, with the passage of the Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme, Québec, the city became part of the Roussillon Regional County Municipality.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Châteauguay had a population of 50,815 living in 19,917 of its 20,412 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 47,906. With a land area of 34.31 km2 (13.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,481.1/km2 (3,835.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Châteauguay has traditionally had one of the highest proportions of English speakers in the Montérégie region. As according to the 2021 census, The prominent languages primarily spoken at home by their relative share of the population are French (56%), English (29%) and Spanish (2%).
53.4% of residents speak French as a mother tongue. Other common first languages are English (25.1%), Spanish (3.1%), Russian (2.0%), Arabic (1.9%), and Romanian (1.2%). 3.0% claim both French and English as mother tongues, while 1.1% claim both French and a non-official language.
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Châteauguay
Châteauguay (English: /ˈʃætoʊɡeɪ/ SHAT-oh-gay, French: [ʃɑtoɡɛ], locally [-ɡe] ⓘ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, located on both the Châteauguay River and Lac St-Louis, which is a section of the St. Lawrence River. The population of the city of Châteauguay at the 2021 Census was 50,815, and the population centre was 75,891.
The land was first given to Charles Lemoyne by the governor of New France at the time, the Comte de Frontenac with the intention of setting up a seigneurie in the area.[citation needed] Afterwards the seigneurie was assumed by Zacharie Robutel de la Noue in 1706. In 1763 France relinquished its claims in Canada and Châteauguay was now under British mandate. The seigneurie was bought by Marguerite d'Youville, a founder of the Quebec religious society the Grey Nuns in 1765 and 10 years later construction began on the Church of Saint-Joachim.[citation needed]
Châteauguay played an important part in the colonial history of North America. With the United States having declared war on Britain in 1812, Châteauguay was seen as little more than a good vantage point to post troops to defend Montreal against an invasion.[citation needed] This prong of the American advance on Montreal ended with the Battle of the Châteauguay, where on October 26, 1813, Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry succeeded in halting the American force of 4,000 advancing on Montreal with only some 400 troops, mostly French-Canadian and 170 Kahnawake Mohawk warriors. The second American incursion towards Montreal was defeated shortly after at Crysler's Farm on November 11.[citation needed]
During the Lower Canada Rebellion, Châteauguay was the scene of a notable action involving the Patriote movement. In November 1838, members of the rebel group, including some of their leaders, were arrested: François-Maurice Lepailleur, who was later exiled to Australia, and two natives of Châteauguay, Joseph Duquet and Joseph-Narcisse Cardinal, both of whom were later hanged at Au-Pied-du-Courant Prison and subsequently interred beneath a monument to the Patriotes at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
The actual village of Châteauguay was created in 1855, after the abolition of the seigneurie system in Quebec by the United Province of Canada. Later on the city annexed two neighbouring districts, Châteauguay-Heights (1968) and Châteauguay-Centre (1975). In 1982, with the passage of the Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme, Québec, the city became part of the Roussillon Regional County Municipality.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Châteauguay had a population of 50,815 living in 19,917 of its 20,412 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 47,906. With a land area of 34.31 km2 (13.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,481.1/km2 (3,835.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Châteauguay has traditionally had one of the highest proportions of English speakers in the Montérégie region. As according to the 2021 census, The prominent languages primarily spoken at home by their relative share of the population are French (56%), English (29%) and Spanish (2%).
53.4% of residents speak French as a mother tongue. Other common first languages are English (25.1%), Spanish (3.1%), Russian (2.0%), Arabic (1.9%), and Romanian (1.2%). 3.0% claim both French and English as mother tongues, while 1.1% claim both French and a non-official language.
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