Varennes is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2015, the population is listed at 24,000.

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Varennes
City
Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica
Coat of arms
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Varennes Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Marguerite-D'Youville
Settled	1672
Constituted	August 26, 1972
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Martin Damphousse
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Verchères
Area [2][4]
• Total	114.40 km2 (44.17 sq mi)
• Land	92.53 km2 (35.73 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	20,994
• Density	226.9/km2 (588/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.2%
• Dwellings	8,001
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3X
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-30	Route 132
Website	www.ville.varennes.qc.ca

History

The history of Varennes[5] starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières[6] in New France. René Gaultier,[7] sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes.[8] Jaques-René,[9] one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérese, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the British in 1760 during the Montreal Campaign. It was part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then of Lower Canada, before it returned to being part of Quebec again in 1867 due to Canadian Confederation.

Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Varennes had a population of 21,198 living in 8,412 of its 8,538 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 21,257. With a land area of 94.8 km² (36.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.6/km² (579.1/sq mi) in 2021.[11]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Varennes, Quebec[10]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		21,120		20,190	1,02%	95,59%		310	13.8%	1.47%		120	4%	0.57%		425	16,4%	2.01%
2011		20,835		19,985	0.1%	95.92%		360	18.0%	1.73%		125	177.8%	0.60%		365	11.0%	1.75%
2006		20,770		20,010	5.4%	96.34%		305	18.7%	1.47%		45	28.6%	0.22%		410	241.6%	1.97%
2001		19,520		18,990	4.0%	97.28%		375	31.6%	1.92%		35	63.2%	0.18%		120	100.0%	0.61%
1996		18,705		18,265	n/a	97.65%		285	n/a	1.52%		95	n/a	0.51%		60	n/a	0.32%

Prominent citizens

See also

• Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality
• Saint Lawrence River
• Saint-Charles River (Varennes)
• List of cities in Quebec

References

External links

• Official website