Sainte-Sophie, Quebec

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Sainte-Sophie
Municipality
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Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM
Ste-Sophie Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 73°54′W / 45.82°N 73.9°W / 45.82; -73.9Coordinates: 45°49′N 73°54′W / 45.82°N 73.9°W / 45.82; -73.9[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	La Rivière-du-Nord
Constituted	May 3, 2000
Government [2]
• Mayor	Louise Gallant
• Federal riding	Rivière-du-Nord
• Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area [2][3]
• Total	111.50 km2 (43.05 sq mi)
• Land	111.28 km2 (42.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	13,375
• Density	120.2/km2 (311/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	29.2%
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

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

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 2011: 13375 (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: 5,162 (total dwellings: 5,437)

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
• and 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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