Sainte-Julie is an off-island suburb of Montreal

Montreal

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, 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

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, 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...

 in the Regional County Municipality of Lajemmerais

Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Marguerite-d'Youville is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Verchères....

. 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 29,079. Ste. Julie was named the best town to live in, in Québec for 2009. It is a family orientated community with many activities for children and youth.

History

The city is named for Julia of Corsica

Julia of Corsica

Saint Julia of Corsica , also known as Saint Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Saint Julia of Nonza, was a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint. The date of her death is most probably on or after AD 439. She, along with Saint Devota, are the patron saints of Corsica in the Roman...

, a virgin martyr

Martyr

A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...

 from the fifth century A.D. And Saint-Julie has Saint-Bruno south.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	29,079	9.4%
2001	26,580	10.6%
1996	24,030	16.5%
1991	20,632	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	27,840	95.92%
English only	490	1.69%
Both English and French	45	0.15%
Other languages	650	2.24%

Transportation

The Sainte-Julie public transit

Sainte-Julie public transit

Sainte-Julie public transit is the public transportation service for the small city of Sainte-Julie in southwestern Quebec, Canada...

system provides commuter and local bus services.