Saint-Clet, Quebec

Saint-Clet is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality within the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2016 Canadian census was 1,779. Completely surrounded by agricultural land (mostly corn fields), the town is centred on the intersection of two main provincial highways. The north–south Route 201 is known as rue Principale within the town limits, and the east–west Route 340 is known as Boulevard de la Cité des Jeunes.

Saint-Clet
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
St-Clet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°21′N 74°13′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted31 August 1974
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorMylène Labre
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total38.61 km2 (14.91 sq mi)
 • Land39.32 km2 (15.18 sq mi)
 There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources.
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total1,779
 • Density45.2/km2 (117/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 2.4%
 • Dwellings
727
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1S0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 201
Route 340
Websitest-clet.com

History

The parish of Saint-Clet was established in 1849 by its detachment from the parish of Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac at the request of residents who had to go all the way to Coteau-du-Lac to attend mass. The first resident pastor of Saint-Clet was appointed in 1851 and four years later in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Clet was created.

There were some mergers and demergers of territory over the ensuing years until August 31, 1974, when the current municipality of Saint-Clet was created through the merger of the Parish and Village Municipalities of Saint-Clet.

The Canadian composer and music educator, Achille Fortier, was born in Saint-Clet in 1864.

Events in the news

On 17 February 1954, a collision of two Canadian Pacific trains took place in Saint-Clet. It was a time when train travel was quite popular, and it was common for a train to travel in two separate sections. The impact occurred when the second section of the Toronto-Montreal train rear-ended the first section at the village station, where it had stopped because of a snowstorm. The accident caused one death and 73 injuries.

Another event occurred on 14 March 1985, when heavy rains caused flooding, resulting in the evacuation of many homes. Heavy flooding again affected the town on 8 April 2014, when light rains and abruptly mild temperatures resulted in the rapid melting of a large volume of snow in a short period of time. The elevated railbed passing east–west through the town forms an artificial berm, impeding the flow of meltwater runoff from north to south. With only a couple of culverts to let the runoff go under the railbed, they were quickly overwhelmed and many basements north of the tracks were flooded.

Demographics
Canada census – Saint-Clet, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population1,779 (2.4% from 2011)1,738 (+0.8% from 2006)
Land area39.32 km2 (15.18 sq mi)39.21 km2 (15.14 sq mi)
Population density45.2/km2 (117/sq mi)44.3/km2 (115/sq mi)
Median age39.4 (M: 39.2, F: 39.8)39.0 (M: 39.2, F: 38.8)
Total private dwellings727710
Median household income$65,707$58,562
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Clet, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 1,062—    
1981 1,101+3.7%
1986 1,127+2.4%
1991 1,388+23.2%
1996 1,524+9.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,586+4.1%
2006 1,725+8.8%
2011 1,738+0.8%
2016 1,779+2.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Clet, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,735
 1,585 0.3% 91.35% 100 16.7% 5.76% 30 20.0% 1.73% 20 n/a% 1.15%
2006
1,725
 1,580 6.4% 91.59% 120 33.3% 6.96% 25 n/a% 1.45% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2001
1,590
 1,485 0.3% 93.40% 90 157.1% 5.66% 0 0.0% 0.00% 15 n/a% 0.94%
1996
1,525
 1,490 n/a 97.70% 35 n/a 2.30% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Local government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[10]

  • Joseph Ferdinand Charles Edouard Leduc (1974–1977)
  • Joseph Paul Arthur André Leroux (1977–1994)
  • Joseph Théophile Gaétan Pilon (1994–1995)
  • Joseph-Aldema-Guy-Gilles Farand (1995–2013)
  • Nicole Loiselle (2013)
  • Daniel Beaupré (2013–2021)
  • Mylène Labre (2021–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[11]

  • École Cuillierrier

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[12]

  • Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare or Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore

See also

References
  1. Reference number 72535 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Clet
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. "(Code 2471045) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  9. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Clet (municipalité) 31.8.1974 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  12. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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