Marieville is a city in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality

Rouville Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Rouville is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Marieville**Richelieu**Saint-Césaire*Municipalities**Ange-Gardien**Rougemont**Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir**Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu...

 in the Montérégie

Montérégie

Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....

 region about 30 kilometers east of Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

 was 7,904.

History

In 1708, Sieur Claude de Ramezey obtain a parcel of land which was named the Monnoir manor. Population increased starting at around 1740. It became a parish in 1832 and officially an incorporated municipality in 1858 and later an incorporated city in 1905. In 2000, the parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, which previously demerged from Marieville in 1855 was re-merged together. Its main economic activity today is still agriculture.

Geography

Marieville is accessible via Quebec Autoroute 10

Quebec Autoroute 10

Autoroute 10 is an Autoroute in southern Quebec, Canada...

, which runs from Montreal to Sherbrooke via Granby

Granby, Quebec

Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...

 and Magog

Magog, Quebec

Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River...

. Quebec Route 112

Quebec route 112

Route 112 is a busy east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its eastern terminus is in Frampton at the junction of Route 275, and the western terminus is in Downtown Montreal , after crossing the Victoria Bridge...

 is a route that runs parallel to A-10 but through the municipality but continues north of Sherbrooke toward Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 227

Quebec Route 227

Route 227 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The highway runs from Venise-en-Québec at the junction of Route 202 in the northwestern shores of Lake Champlain and ends at the junction of Autoroute 20 in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, near Mont-Saint-Hilaire...

 is the secondary road that connects A-10 to the center of Marieville and runs south towards Champlain Lake and north towards Quebec Autoroute 20

Quebec Autoroute 20

Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...

 near Sainte-Madeleine

Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec

Sainte-Madeleine is a village in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,175.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language ...

.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	7,904	9.2%
2001	7,240	5.2%
Merger	7,636 (+)	27.8%
1996	5,510	7.4%
1991	5,128	N/A

(+) Amalgamation with Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir on June 14, 2000.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	7,440	96.50%
English only	115	1.49%
Both English and French	40	0.52%
Other languages	115	1.49%

City Council

• Michel Marchand, mayor

• France-Alix Dussault, councilor (district 1)
• Marie-Claire Pelletier, councilor (district 2)
• Alain Lavigne, councilor (district 3)
• Denis Hetu, councilor (district 4)
• Denis Guertin, councilor (district 5)
• France Brochu, councilor (district 6)

See also

• CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan
  CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan
  The CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan was formed in 1984 to provide public transit service to the communities of Chambly, Richelieu and Carignan. This area is in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal on the Richelieu River...
  
  , which provides commuter and local bus services
• List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

• City of Marieville website