Saint-Hyacinthe

Template:About Template:Redirect Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Saint-Hyacinthe (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell, Template:IPA) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River. Quebec Autoroute 20 runs perpendicular to the river. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.<ref>Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.</ref>

History

Jacques-Hyacinthe Simon dit Delorme, owner of the seigneurie, started its settlement in 1757. He gave his patron saint name (Saint Hyacinth the Confessor of Poland) to the seigneurie, which was made a city in 1850.

St. Hyacinth's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe. It was erected in 1852. Bishop Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 10, 1987, was bishop of the diocese from 1875 until his death in 1901.

2001 merger

Template:See also As part of the 2000–06 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on 27 December 2001, the city of Saint-Hyacinthe amalgamated with five neighbouring towns (listed here with their populations as of 2001):

Saint-Hyacinthe (39,739)
Sainte-Rosalie (4,170)
Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (4,000)
Sainte-Rosalie Parish (1,476)
Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur, Quebec (1,151)
Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (858)

Demographics

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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Canada census In 2021, 9.8% of Saint-Hyacinthe residents were visible minorities, 1.3% were Indigenous, and the remaining 88.9% were white/European. The largest visible minority groups were Black (4.4%), Latin American (3.1%) and Arab (1.4%).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

71.8% of residents were Christian, down from 88.8% in 2011. 63.2% were Catholic, 5.6% were Christian n.o.s, 1.6% were Protestant, and 1.3% were other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions. Non-religious or secular people were 25.0% of the population, up from 9.9% in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The only named non-Christian religions with adherents in Saint-Hyacinthe were Islam (2.6%) and Buddhism (0.2%). Other religions and spiritual traditions accounted for just 0.3% of the population.

In 2021, French was the mother tongue of 90.9% of residents. Other common first languages were Spanish (3.1%), Arabic (0.9%) and English (0.9%). 0.7% listed both French and a non-official language as mother tongues, while 0.6% listed both French and English.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec<ref name="scpast" />
Census	Total	Template:Center			Template:Center			Template:Center			Template:Center
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
Template:Center	Template:Center	51,080	Template:Increase 3.8%	94.51%	450	Template:Increase 5.9%	0.83%	225	Template:Increase 7.1%	0.42%	2,520	Template:Increase 38.1%	4.66%
Template:Center	Template:Center	49,235	Template:Increase 2.2%	95.24%	425	Template:Increase 46.6%	0.82%	210	Template:Increase 68.0%	0.41%	1,825	Template:Increase 38.7%	3.53%
Template:Center	Template:Center	48,165	Template:Increase 33.5%	96.42%	290	Template:Increase 7.4%	0.58%	125	Template:Increase 31.6%	0.25%	1,375	Template:Increase 139.1%	2.75%
Template:Center	Template:Center	36,085	Template:Decrease 1.8%	97.46%	270	Template:Decrease 27.0%	0.73%	95	Template:Decrease 17.4%	0.26%	575	Template:Increase 26.4%	1.55%
Template:Center	Template:Center	36,730	n/a	97.50%	370	n/a	0.98%	115	n/a	0.31%	455	n/a	1.21%

Economy

Agriculture and its related derivates are at the heart of Saint-Hyacinthe's economic infrastructure. The city has been nicknamed the "Agricultural technopolis of Canada", because it is home to several research institutions in the field such as the centre de recherche sur les aliments, the Institut de recherche et développement en agro-environnement, the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire and the head office of the Artificial Insemination Center of Quebec.

Saint-Hyacinthe hosts numerous agriculture related events such as fairs, exposition and congresses and acts a hub in the field. The Agricultural Hall of Fame of Quebec decided to move there from Quebec City to give itself more visibility in the community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In addition, it is also home to Orgues Létourneau and Casavant Frères, builders of pipe organs, and Intact Financial, formerly known as ING Canada.

Transport

Local bus service operated by Transport Scolaire Sogesco<ref name=transport_commun>Ville Saint-Hyacinthe transport en commun Template:Webarchive</ref>
Paratransit service by MRC Les Maskoutains
Train bus service to Mont-Saint-Hilaire station, connecting by Exo commuter rail on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line to Central Station in Downtown Montreal<ref>Train-bus service Saint-Hyacinthe / Mont-Saint-Hilaire Template:Webarchive</ref>
Interurban bus service by Exo de la Vallée du Richelieu sector
Via Rail has several trains that stop at the Saint-Hyacinthe station
The private Saint-Hyacinthe Aerodrome is located Template:Convert west of the city.<ref>Template:CFS</ref>

Arts and culture

The Centre d'exposition Expression is a museum in Saint-Hyacinthe whose mission is to promote and disseminate contemporary and current art. The centre presents exhibitions renowned for their artistic quality. These exhibitions are complemented by an education and mediation service, publications and collections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Template:Expand section The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.<ref>King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday 16 December 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on 23 November 2014.</ref>

In association with the Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe is home to the only veterinary medicine faculty of Quebec and the only such school in North America where teaching is provided in French.

Sports

From 1989 to 1996 the city had a team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. From 2001 to 2009 the city was represented in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (known as the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League (QSPHL) until 2004) by the Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin (2001Template:Ndash05), Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal (2005Template:Ndash06), Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design (2006Template:Ndash08) and Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs (2008Template:Ndash09). The city's main hockey arena is the historic Stade L.P. Gaucher, which was built in 1937.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

The following individuals were born or grew up in the region of Saint-Hyacinthe:

Paul Arcand (born 1960), host and journalist
François Avard (born 1968), author and screenwriter known for the television series Les Bougon
Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1881–1962), Quebec politician
Robert Bédard (born 1931), professional tennis player, President of Tennis Québec, Vice-President of Tennis Canada, teacher (Bishop's College School), teacher and headmaster (St. Andrew's College, Aurora)
Michel-Esdras Bernier (1841–1921), Former Minister of Inland Revenue
Colonel (Ret.) Jean Berthiaume (1915–2003), OBE, CD, infantry officer of the Régiment de St-Hyacinthe and of the Royal 22^e Régiment - 1915-2003
Martin Brodeur (born 1972), National Hockey League (NHL) hockey player, goalie for the New Jersey Devils
Geneviève Brouillette (born 1969), actress
Jean-Paul Cabana (born 1934), racing driver
Anthony Chabot (1813-1888), businessman and entrepreneur known for his development of water systems and hydraulic mines, especially in Northern California.
Gérard Côté (1913–1993), marathon runner
Denis DeJordy (born 1938), National Hockey League (NHL) hockey player
Sébastien Demers (born 1979), boxer
Henriette Dessaulles (1860–1946), journalist (aka Fadette)
Gérald Fauteux (1900–1980), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Willie Lamothe (1920–1992), singer and actor
Sir François Langelier (1838–1915), politician
Ricardo Larrivée (born 1967), cooking show host
Pierre Lassonde (born 1947), businessperson and philanthropist
Yvan Loubier (born 1959), politician
Victor Morin (1865–1960), notary, politician, and writer
David Savard (born 1990), NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens
Hyacinthe-Marie Simon, dit Delorme, (1777–1814) son of Jacques-Hyacinthe Simon dit Delorme, the original owner of the seigneurie
Mario Pouliot (born 1963), former head hockey coach for Saint-Hyacinthe Laser LHJMQ