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Sainte-Sophie is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality.

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Sainte-Sophie
Municipality
Sainte-Sophie
Sainte-Sophie's church
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Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM
Sainte-Sophie Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 73°54′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	La Rivière-du-Nord
Constituted	May 3, 2000
Government [2]
• Mayor	Guy Lamothe
• Federal riding	Rivière-du-Nord
• Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area [2][3]
• Total	111.50 km2 (43.05 sq mi)
• Land	111.20 km2 (42.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	18,080
• Density	162.6/km2 (421/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	15.2%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J5J
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 158 Route 333
Website	www.stesophie.ca

History

The new Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was created on May 2, 2000, when the old Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was merged with the Village Municipality of New Glasgow.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2021: 18,080 (2016 to 2021 population change: 15.2%)
• Population in 2016: 15,690 (2011 to 2016 population change: 17.3%)
• Population in 2011: 13,375 (2006 to 2011 population change: 29.2%)
• Population in 2006: 10,355 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.5%)
• Population in 2001: 8966
• Population in 1996: 8691
  • Sainte-Sophie: 8534
  • New Glasgow: 157
• Population in 1991:
  • Sainte-Sophie: 7377
  • New Glasgow: 167

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7,211 (total dwellings: 7,490)

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[5]

• École primaire du Joli-Bois
• École primaire Jean-Moreau
• École primaire Sainte-Sophie
• The primary school Sacré-Coeur in Saint-Jérôme serves a section
• École secondaire Cap-Jeunesse and École secondaire des Hauts-Sommets in Saint-Jérôme

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

• Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme[6]
• Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute[7]

References

External links

• Media related to Sainte-Sophie at Wikimedia Commons

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