Saint-Colomban (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɔlɔ̃bɑ̃] (
listen)) is a city in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus.
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Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM | |
St-Colomban Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′N 74°08′W[1] | |
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| Province | |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xavier-Antoine Lalande |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.00 km2 (36.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 92.71 km2 (35.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 17,740 |
| • Density | 191.4/km2 (496/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J5K 1A1 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
The pioneer responsible for developing the village was the priest John Falvey, who constructed the parish and preached to the first parishioners.
Saint-Colomban was also the birthplace of Mr. Justice Emmett Hall, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada widely considered to be one of the fathers of Medicare.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Colomban had a population of 17,740 living in 6,632 of its 6,807 total private dwellings, a change of 10.7% from its 2016 population of 16,019. With a land area of 92.71 km2 (35.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.3/km2 (495.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[5]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:
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