Saint-Eustache, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal
, in western Quebec
, Canada
, west of Montreal
on the north shore
of the Rivière des Mille-Îles.
The city was founded in 1770 and incorporated in 1835. A significant battle of the Lower Canada Rebellion
was fought here on December 14, 1837; the rebels were defeated and the town burnt. The Battle was to be known as The Battle of Saint-Eustache
.
The Autodrome Saint-Eustache
hosts various stock-car racing, locals drag racing
, and other race competitions.
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 16,692 (total: 17,121)
Mother tongue:
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 western 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...
, west 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...
on the north shore
North Shore (Laval)
The North Shore is the general term for the northern suburbs of Montreal. The North Shore is located in southwestern Quebec on the northern shores of the Rivière des Prairies and the Rivière des Mille Îles, opposite the Island of Montreal and the Island of Laval. It consists of twenty...
of the Rivière des Mille-Îles.
The city was founded in 1770 and incorporated in 1835. A significant battle of the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
was fought here on December 14, 1837; the rebels were defeated and the town burnt. The Battle was to be known as The Battle of Saint-Eustache
Battle of Saint-Eustache
The Battle of Saint-Eustache, fought on December 14, 1837, was a decisive battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion in which British forces defeated the principal remaining Patriotes camp at Saint-Eustache.-Prelude:...
.
The Autodrome Saint-Eustache
Autodrome Saint-Eustache
The Autodrome Saint-Eustache is a motor sport complex in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada established in 1965, which contains a .40-mile paved oval and a 1-mile paved road course with hot pits, grandstands and services....
hosts various stock-car racing, locals drag racing
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
, and other race competitions.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 42,062 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.2 %)
- Population in 2001: 40,378
- Population in 1996: 39,848
- Population in 1991: 37,278
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 16,692 (total: 17,121)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 3.5 %
- French as first language: 93 %
- English and French as first language: 0.6 %
- Other as first language: 2.9 %