Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.[2]

Beauharnois-Salaberry
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45.32°N 73.93°W / 45.32; -73.93[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat[2]	Beauharnois
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Yves Daoust
Area [2][3]
• Total	523.10 km2 (201.97 sq mi)
• Land	471.26 km2 (181.95 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	64,320
• Density	136.5/km2 (354/sq mi)
• Change 2011–2016	3.8%
• Dwellings	30,151
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	450 and 579
Website	www.mrc-beauharnois-salaberry.com

History

The RCM was formed by combining the historic counties of Beauharnois and Châteauguay.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)

• Beauharnois
• Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Municipalities (4)

• Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois
• Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka
• Saint-Urbain-Premier
• Sainte-Martine

Parishes (1)

• Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality[4][5][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		63,060		59,430	2.5%	94.2%		2,050	6.5%	3.3%		595	7.8%	0.9%		985	61.5%	1.6%
2011		61,180		58,000	2.6%	94.80%		1,925	13.6%	3.15%		645	84.3%	1.05%		610	25.6%	1.00%
2006		59,405		56,540	2.1%	95.18%		1,695	4.8%	2.85%		350	14.6%	0.59%		820	60.8%	1.38%
2001		58,060		55,360	1.7%	95.35%		1,780	13.4%	3.07%		410	14.6%	0.71%		510	20.0%	0.88%
1996		58,790		56,315	n/a	95.79%		1,570	n/a	2.67%		480	n/a	0.82%		425	n/a	0.72%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]

• Autoroutes
  • A-30
  • A-530
• Principal Highways
  • Route 132
  • Route 138
• Secondary Highways
  • Route 201
  • Route 203
  • Route 205
  • Route 207
  • Route 236
• External Routes
  • None

Attractions

• Beauharnois Canal
• Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station (Melocheville)
• Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
• Howick Airport (Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois)
• Pointe-du-Bruisson Archaeological Park (Melocheville)
• Valleyfield Airport (Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka)

Protected areas:

• Îles-de-Paix National Fauna Reserve
• Îles-de-Saint-Timothée Regional Park

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality at Wikimedia Commons

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