Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is an off-island suburb of Montreal
, in southwestern Quebec
, Canada
, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River
just east of Montreal
. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno
, one the Monteregian Hills. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 24,388. It was merged with Longueuil
in 2002 but de-merged in 2006.
The city is well known to Montreal
ers and its neighboring population for Mont Saint-Bruno, location to both Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park
and Ski Mont Saint-Bruno
, a ski facility and school.
Pierre Boucher de Boucherville Junior was granted the Montarville seigneury
in 1710 by the governor of New France
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil. In 1723, it was noted that clearing had not begun and no one was inhabiting the seigeury yet.
The ownership remained in the Boucher family until 1829, when René Boucher de la Bruère sold half his land and his rights as a seigneur to François-Pierre Bruneau
of Montréal. Oliver-Théophile Bruneau, brother of François-Pierre was the last seigneur of Montarville until his death in 1851.
While agriculture was the primary subsistence and economical activity of the region, the seigneury of Montarville, thanks to its proximity to Mount Saint-Bruno, benefited much from the industrial activity that developed around the hydraulic power it could harvest from the mount's many ponds and streams. The first water mill was erected in 1725 and in the 19th century, they numbered six on the territory and permitted such activities as grinding grain, milling wood, tanning leather and carding and spinning wool.
The 19th century will also see the diversification of the seigneury's agricultural activities trough increased animal husbandry, orchards, and maple syrup collection.
. As a consequence, the tithe was being paid to two different parishes so in 1809, a first request to transform the seigneury into a parish was made to Mgr
Joseph-Octave Plessis
, Archbishop
of Quebec. This request was met with a refusal. It will be thirty-three years before the Montarvillans attempt to form into their own parish again.
It is worth mentioning that in 1838 during the Patriotes Rebellion, François-Pierre Bruneau's manor was occupied by the Patriotes and that one of them André Proteau was from the seigneury.
In 1842, a petition totaling about sixty signatures is presented to Mgr Ignace Bourget
, Bishop
of Montreal who agree to the demand and signs the same year a canonical decree officiating the creation of the parish of Saint-Bruno. François-Pierre Bruneau is honored with the choice of the titular saint, Saint Bruno
.
In line with the Durham Report's recommendation to elaborate municipal structures in 1840 (culminatiing in the abolition of the seigneury system in 1854) and the Acte pour abroger certaines ordonnances et pour faire de meilleures dispositions pour l'établissement d'autorités locales et municipales dans le Bas-Canada (Act to abrogate certain ordinances and to make better dispositions to establish local and municipal authorities in Lower-Canada), the canadian Parliament created on the 1st of July 1845 more than 325 municipal corporations in eastern Canada of which Saint-Bruno, then with a population of 800, was part of. The following year on the 9th of October 1846, the parish municipality of Saint-Bruno was born trough an and official proclamation.
For a few years, Saint-Bruno remained part of the municipality of Chambly but in 1855, as mandated by the Loi constituant en municipalités toutes paroisses de plus de 300 personnes (Law making into a municipality every parish of more than 300 persons), the parish municipality became fully autonomous and its two names, "Saint-Bruno" and "Montarville", were joined into the designation we still use to this day.
It incorporated as a city in 1958.
as a mother tongue (including persons who had more than one mother tongue), and that about 11% of residents spoke English
as a mother tongue (also including persons who had more than one mother tongue). The next most common mother tongue was Italian
.
Mother tongue language (2006)
commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. Local bus service is provided by the Réseau de transport de Longueuil
.
, one of the mountains that make up the Monteregian Hills. The mountain is home to a provincial park, Parc National du Mont-Saint-Bruno, as well as a ski hill, Ski Mont Saint-Bruno
.
The metal band Sword is also from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
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...
, in southwestern 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....
, Canada
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...
, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
just 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...
. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno
Mont Saint-Bruno
Mont Saint-Bruno is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec, Canada. Its summit stands high and lies east of downtown Montreal.This mountain has a ski resort, a natural area, and an apple orchard. Forests of beech, maple, oak, hickory, ironwood, hemlock and pine cover those slopes which...
, one the Monteregian Hills. 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 24,388. It was merged with Longueuil
Longueuil, Quebec
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
in 2002 but de-merged in 2006.
The city is well known to 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...
ers and its neighboring population for Mont Saint-Bruno, location to both Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park is a national park of Quebec, Canada. It includes Mont Saint-Bruno.-External links:* - Official Site...
and Ski Mont Saint-Bruno
Ski Mont Saint-Bruno
Ski Mont Saint-Bruno is an alpine ski facility in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. It is located on the slopes of Mont Saint-Bruno, in the city of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. It is located right next to Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, a Quebec provincial park that offers cross-country skiing and...
, a ski facility and school.
Etymology
There are two prevailing hypotheses on the origin of the city's name:- That the city was named after Bruno of CologneBruno of CologneSaint Bruno of Cologne , the founder of the Carthusian Order, personally founded the order's first two communities...
and the Montarville seigneury. The name "Montarville" is homonym to that of a village of Eure-et-LoirEure-et-LoirEure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
in France: MontharvilleMontharvilleMontharville is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, whose etymology is uncertain. The name is written in its Latin form, Mons Harvilla in 12th century. In other words "Harics farm's mount", a name of GermanicGermanic peoplesThe Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
origins also found in HarvilleHarvilleHarville is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
(Hairici villa, 9th century). However, this uncommon composition of a roman appellation ("mont") associated to the Norman ToponymyNorman ToponymyNorman Toponymy refers to all place-names in Normandy. Some belong to the common heritage of the Langue d'oïl extension zone in northern France and Belgium; this is called Pre-Normanic. Others contains Old Norse and Old English male names and toponymic appellatives...
-ville place name casts doubts on this explication. It could the name of an unidentified Germanic individual. - Quebec's toponymy commission suggests another hypothesis to explain the origin of the city's namesakeNamesakeNamesake is a term used to characterize a person, place, thing, quality, action, state, or idea that has the same, or a similar, name to another....
. "Montarville" could be a portmanteau of "montagne" (French for mountain) and "Boucherville" after Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, the region's first seigneurSeigneurial system of New FranceThe seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
. The hypothesis rests on the fact that the descendants of de Boucherville were named Montarville, Niverville, etc. The patron saintPatron saintA patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of the city could be explained by the sale of the seigneury to François-Pierre BruneauFrançois-Pierre BruneauFrançois-Pierre Bruneau was a lawyer, seigneur, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1799, the son of François-Xavier Bruneau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He studied law with Louis-Michel Viger, was called to the bar in 1822 and set up...
, whose name was slightly transformed.
The seigneury of Montarville
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
in 1710 by the governor of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil. In 1723, it was noted that clearing had not begun and no one was inhabiting the seigeury yet.
The ownership remained in the Boucher family until 1829, when René Boucher de la Bruère sold half his land and his rights as a seigneur to François-Pierre Bruneau
François-Pierre Bruneau
François-Pierre Bruneau was a lawyer, seigneur, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1799, the son of François-Xavier Bruneau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He studied law with Louis-Michel Viger, was called to the bar in 1822 and set up...
of Montréal. Oliver-Théophile Bruneau, brother of François-Pierre was the last seigneur of Montarville until his death in 1851.
While agriculture was the primary subsistence and economical activity of the region, the seigneury of Montarville, thanks to its proximity to Mount Saint-Bruno, benefited much from the industrial activity that developed around the hydraulic power it could harvest from the mount's many ponds and streams. The first water mill was erected in 1725 and in the 19th century, they numbered six on the territory and permitted such activities as grinding grain, milling wood, tanning leather and carding and spinning wool.
The 19th century will also see the diversification of the seigneury's agricultural activities trough increased animal husbandry, orchards, and maple syrup collection.
From parish to village to city
At the beginning of the 19th century, families residing on the western flank of the mount were under the clerical responsibility of the parish of Boucherville while families from the southern flank were under the responsibility of the parish of Saint-Joseph de ChamblyChambly, Quebec
Chambly is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about to the south east of Montreal.- Geography :It sits on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La-Vallée-du-Richelieu, at .-History:...
. As a consequence, the tithe was being paid to two different parishes so in 1809, a first request to transform the seigneury into a parish was made to Mgr
Monseigneur
Monseigneur is an honorific in the French language. It has occasional English use as well, as it may be a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary. Also it is sometimes used as a name for a Frenchman who has a position on the court.Monsignor is both...
Joseph-Octave Plessis
Joseph-Octave Plessis
Joseph-Octave Plessis was a Canadian Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese....
, Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Quebec. This request was met with a refusal. It will be thirty-three years before the Montarvillans attempt to form into their own parish again.
It is worth mentioning that in 1838 during the Patriotes Rebellion, François-Pierre Bruneau's manor was occupied by the Patriotes and that one of them André Proteau was from the seigneury.
In 1842, a petition totaling about sixty signatures is presented to Mgr Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest who held the title of Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876. Born in Lévis, Quebec in 1799, Bourget entered the clergy at an early age, undertook several courses of religious study, and in 1837 was named co-adjutor bishop of the newly...
, Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Montreal who agree to the demand and signs the same year a canonical decree officiating the creation of the parish of Saint-Bruno. François-Pierre Bruneau is honored with the choice of the titular saint, Saint Bruno
Bruno of Cologne
Saint Bruno of Cologne , the founder of the Carthusian Order, personally founded the order's first two communities...
.
In line with the Durham Report's recommendation to elaborate municipal structures in 1840 (culminatiing in the abolition of the seigneury system in 1854) and the Acte pour abroger certaines ordonnances et pour faire de meilleures dispositions pour l'établissement d'autorités locales et municipales dans le Bas-Canada (Act to abrogate certain ordinances and to make better dispositions to establish local and municipal authorities in Lower-Canada), the canadian Parliament created on the 1st of July 1845 more than 325 municipal corporations in eastern Canada of which Saint-Bruno, then with a population of 800, was part of. The following year on the 9th of October 1846, the parish municipality of Saint-Bruno was born trough an and official proclamation.
For a few years, Saint-Bruno remained part of the municipality of Chambly but in 1855, as mandated by the Loi constituant en municipalités toutes paroisses de plus de 300 personnes (Law making into a municipality every parish of more than 300 persons), the parish municipality became fully autonomous and its two names, "Saint-Bruno" and "Montarville", were joined into the designation we still use to this day.
It incorporated as a city in 1958.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24,388 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 23,843 | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 23,714 | 0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,849 | N/A |
Language
The 2006 census found that about 85% of residents spoke FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as a mother tongue (including persons who had more than one mother tongue), and that about 11% of residents spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as a mother tongue (also including persons who had more than one mother tongue). The next most common mother tongue was Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
Mother tongue language (2006)
| Mother Tongue | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
20,340 | 84.17% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
2,440 | 10.10% |
| Both English and French | 235 | 0.97% |
| French and a non-official language | 65 | 0.27% |
| English and a non-official language | 10 | 0.04% |
| English, French and a non-official language | 10 | 0.04% |
| Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
140 | 0.58% |
| Arabic | 115 | 0.48% |
| German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
105 | 0.43% |
| Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
105 | 0.43% |
| Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
100 | 0.41% |
| Chinese languages | 80 | 0.33% |
| Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... |
75 | 0.31% |
| Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... |
45 | 0.19% |
| Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
35 | 0.14% |
| Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century... |
25 | 0.10% |
| Khmer Khmer language Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious... |
25 | 0.10% |
| Russian Russian language Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics... |
25 | 0.10% |
Transportation
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is served by the Saint-BrunoSaint-Bruno (AMT)
Saint-Bruno Station is a railway station located in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada. It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is part of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.-AMT:-External links:*...
commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. Local bus service is provided by the Réseau de transport de Longueuil
Réseau de transport de Longueuil
Réseau de transport de Longueuil is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal...
.
Mont Saint-Bruno
The town resides at the foot of Mont Saint-BrunoMont Saint-Bruno
Mont Saint-Bruno is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec, Canada. Its summit stands high and lies east of downtown Montreal.This mountain has a ski resort, a natural area, and an apple orchard. Forests of beech, maple, oak, hickory, ironwood, hemlock and pine cover those slopes which...
, one of the mountains that make up the Monteregian Hills. The mountain is home to a provincial park, Parc National du Mont-Saint-Bruno, as well as a ski hill, Ski Mont Saint-Bruno
Ski Mont Saint-Bruno
Ski Mont Saint-Bruno is an alpine ski facility in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. It is located on the slopes of Mont Saint-Bruno, in the city of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. It is located right next to Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, a Quebec provincial park that offers cross-country skiing and...
.
Famous people
- L. Denis DesautelsL. Denis DesautelsL. Denis Desautels, OC is a Canadian accountant, corporate director, and former Auditor General of Canada.Born in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Desautels received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in 1964 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1966.In 1964, he joined the...
, former Auditor General of CanadaAuditor General of CanadaThe role of the Auditor General of Canada is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of federal government operations. The Auditor General reports to the House of Commons, not to the government... - Maxime TalbotMaxime TalbotMaxime Talbot is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , Talbot led the Hull/Gatineau Olympiques to back-to-back President's Cups while earning the Guy Lafleur...
, professional NHL hockey player - Marie-Mai, famous pop singer
- Guy Laliberte, owner and founder of Cirque du Soleil
- Serge Savard, retired professional NHL hockey player
- Joel Bouchard, retired professional NHL hockey player
The metal band Sword is also from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Historic list of mayors
- 1866-1868 : Joseph-Octave Leduc
- 1868-1870 : Antoine-Dominique Hurtubise
- 1870-1872 : Joseph-Octave Leduc
- 1872-1874 : Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois, M.D.
- 1874-1877 : Timothé Sauriol
- 1878 : Jérémie Huet
- 1879-1886 : Timothé Sauriol
- 1886 : Michel Provost
- 1887-1891 : Toussaint Bachand
- 1891-1893 : Frank Bruneau
- 1893 : Vital Delière
- 1894 : Louis Baillargeon
- 1895-1902 : Vital Delière
- 1903-1906 : Ephrem Huette
- 1907 : Clovis Mongeau
- 1908 : Stanislas Boissy
- 1909-1910 : Lucien Caillé
- 1911-1912 : Philias Grisé
- 1913-1916 : Oscar Berthiaume
- 1917-1920 : Louis-Arthur Léonard
- 1921-1932 : Armand Huet
- 1933-1939 : Paul-Émile Huet
- 1939-1949 : Ernest Dulude
- 1949-1952 : J. Donat Fournier
- 1952-1953 : Ernest Dulude
- 1953-1955 : Henri C. Bois
- 1955-1959 : Hubert Kéroack
- 1960-1968 : Gérard FilionGérard FilionGérard Filion, was a Canadian businessman and journalist.Born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, the youngest of 17 children, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval in 1931 and a diploma in 1934 from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal...
- 1968-1969 : Claude Allard
- 1969-1971 : Gérard Lepage
- 1971-1975 : J. James Verge
- 1975-1979 : J. Y. Serge Dazé
- 1979-2001 : Marcel Dulude
- 2002-2006 : Merged with the city of LongueuilLongueuilLongueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
- 2007-current : Claude Benjamin