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{{For|the former township|Granby, Quebec (township)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| name               = Granby
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| motto              = Pour y parvenir (To get there)
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| map_caption        = Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
| pushpin_map        = Canada Southern Quebec
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec
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| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Quebec]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Estrie]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/la-haute-yamaska-et-brome-missisquoi-entrent-dans-le-giron-de-lestrie-bb1cdec812110055c85446c36ca1de75|title=La Haute-Yamaska et Brome-Missisquoi entrent dans le giron de l'Estrie|website=La Tribune|date=8 July 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>
| subdivision_type3  = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality|La Haute-Yamaska]]
| established_title  = <!-- Settled -->
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| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1  = January 1, 2007
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| government_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/47017/ |title=Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Granby |access-date=2012-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929050902/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/47017/ |archive-date=2013-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=677 |title=Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec) |access-date=2009-04-20 |archive-date=2009-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605062128/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=677 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Julie Bourdon
| leader_title1      = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_name1       = [[Shefford (federal electoral district)|Shefford]]
| leader_title2      = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_name2       = [[Granby (provincial electoral district)|Granby]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2021">[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Granby&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052447017&HEADERlist=0 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Granby, Quebec]</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 156.10
| area_land_km2      = 152.69
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| area_urban_footnotes = <ref name="cp2021-PC">{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Leblanc&DGUIDlist=2021S05100328,2021S05101468&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0|title=2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Granby, Quebec (population centre); LeBlanc, Quebec (population centre)|date=2023-11-15|access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>
| area_urban_km2     = 50.08
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name="cp2021-CA">[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Granby&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021S0504450&HEADERlist=0 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Granby (Census agglomeration), Quebec].  The census agglomeration consists of Granby, [[Bromont, Quebec|Bromont]], [[Roxton Pond]], [[Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Quebec|Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby]], [[Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Quebec|Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford]].</ref>
| area_metro_km2     = 494.10
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| population_total   = 69025
| population_as_of   = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]
| population_density_km2 = 452.1
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| population_urban   = 63810
| population_density_urban_km2 = 1274.2
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| population_metro   = 90833
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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| postal_code_type   = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
| postal_code        = [[List of J postal codes of Canada|J2G-J2J]]
| area_codes          = [[Area codes 450 and 579|450 and 579]]
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}}
'''Granby''' ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁanbi}}) is a town in the southwestern region of [[Quebec]] east of [[Montreal]]. According to the latest statistics from the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Canadian Census]], Granby has a population of 69,025. It is the administrative center of [[La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality]] and is the second most populous city in the [[Eastern Townships]] after [[Sherbrooke]]. The town's name is derived from [[John Manners, Marquess of Granby]]. One of the town's main attractions is the [[Granby Zoo]], and its well-known Lac Boivin [[fountain]], also a notable landmark of the area. The mayor, Julie Bourdon, was elected on November 7, 2021, being the first female mayor of Granby.

==History==
[[File:View of the town of Granby - 1883.jpg|thumb|left|The town of Granby seen in 1883.]]
Granby’s terrain,  frequently characterized as a natural [[prairie]],  historically dotted with natural [[meadow]]s and a rich tapestry of [[forest]]s, was home to a variety of trees such as ash, [[fir]], maple, hemlock, and birch. Not far from these woods, a small swamp could be found, nestled a short distance uphill. Over time, this land was traversed by [[Indigenous peoples]], whose presence was intertwined with the area’s [[nomad]]ic history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.shhy.info/?s=lac+boivin|title=Le lac Boivin, 1815-1980|last=Gendron|first=Mario|date=July 14, 2014|website=SOCIÉTÉ D'HISTOIRE DE LA HAUTE-YAMAKS|publisher=Société d'histoire de la Haute-Yamaska|access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shhy.org/|title=Société d'histoire de la Haute-Yamaska|website=Société d'histoire de la Haute-Yamaska|access-date=2016-03-16}}</ref>

In 1792, the [[Eastern Townships]] were officially opened for colonization by [[Loyalism|Loyalists]]. Subsequently, on January 29, 1803, Colonel [[Henry Caldwell]] and his 97 associates were granted the Township of Granby by the [[Executive Council of Quebec]]. The township’s first settler, John Horner, arrived in 1813 and established a sawmill adjacent to the [[Yamaska River]]. By 1825, Horner, in partnership with Richard Frost, expanded his enterprise to include a general store. That same year, Frost was responsible for drafting the township’s official plans.<ref name="Gendron">Mario Gendron, Johanne Rochon et Richard Racine, Granby : Patrimoine et histoire, Société d'histoire de la Haute-Yamaska, 2009, 154 p. ({{ISBN|978-2-9807338-6-4}})</ref>

Granby received official incorporation as a [[municipality]] in the year of 1816, marking its status as a town in 1971.

Field areas have been exploited for agricultural use and the North [[Yamaska River|Yamaska river]]'s flow has been used for its hydraulic energy since the construction of a first dam in 1815 by large industrial companies; the use of dams along the stream has provoked the formation of a large shallow swamp, called Lac Boivin, often cited as one of Granby's landmarks.

In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and [[Granby (township), Quebec|Granby Township]] held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709213833/http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2006/05/20060529-112050.html La ville et le canton de Granby fusionnent - LCN - Régional<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Vue aérienne du lac Boivin et de la rivière Yamaska.jpg|thumb|Boivin Lake and Yamaska River]]
Granby is a flat region located approximately halfway between [[Montreal]] and [[Sherbrooke]] along [[Quebec Autoroute 10|Autoroute 10]]; historically a land covered by forests and prairies, it has transformed into an [[Urban area|urbanized]] core surrounded by [[Field (agriculture)|fields]] and [[suburb]]an [[Neighbourhood|neighborhoods]]. The [[North Yamaska River|North Yamaska river]], which crosses lake Boivin (this lake took shape after the construction of a series of [[dam]]s and later changed into a large swamp praised for its [[biodiversity]].<ref name=":0" /> It connects to nearby villages by a network of [[road]]s and has two access points from the highway at exit 68 (through [[Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Quebec|Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby]]) and 74 (via [[Bromont, Quebec|Bromont]]).

=== Parks and green spaces ===
[[File:Panorama lac Boivin - tour d'y voir CINLB.jpg|left|thumb|A panorama of lake Boivin and its bicycle track.]]
Granby has many parks and fountains, including the Daniel-Johnson, Victoria, Terry Fox, Miner, Pelletier, and Kennedy parks.
* '''Lake Boivin''', '''Daniel-Johnson''' park, and the '''''Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin''''' (nature interpretation centre of lake Boivin), take shape in the 1980s, landscaped with paths all around for [[Cycling|bikers]] and [[pedestrian]]s, they become a haven for all lovers of [[nature]] for they harbour many [[List of life forms|lifeforms]]. Touching the heart of the town, lake Boivin has park Daniel-Johnson on its northern shores, from which citizens and tourists practice recreational sports such as navigation and cycling, the park also hosts events for [[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day|Saint-Jean-Baptiste]] and [[Earth Day|Earth day]]; as well as a self-proclaimed ''fête de la rivière'' (river festival) to honour and clean the North Yamaska River; characteristic [[hill]]s on the park's premises are very popular for [[picnic]]king during the summer and [[Sled|sleighing]] in the winter. The ''Centre d'interprétation de la nature du lac Boivin'' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] devoted to [[Conservation biology|conservation]] of the territory, [[habitat]], [[fauna]] and [[flora]] of lake Boivin. 
* '''[[Yamaska National Park]]''' is a vast protected humid zone around the Choinière reservoir with forest, [[beach]], [[Hiking|walking]] and biking paths, as well as navigable waters (only light non-motorized vehicles are permitted); it is an important [[Animal sanctuary|bird sanctuary]].
* '''Park Victoria''' is the oldest urban garden in town. Purchased in 1889, and park landscaped in 1900, its name honours [[Queen Victoria]] (1876-1901).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=261438|title=Parc Victoria|website=Commission de toponymie Québec|publisher=Commission de toponymie Québec|access-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> There are [[war memorial]]s to Latimer (1901), for the [[soldier]]s killed in the [[Second Boer War]]s, and the monument to the Braves, both accompanied by canons. Selbach fountain, inaugurated in 1982, rises on the corner of Dufferin street and Mountain boulevard. Two [[pond]]s connected by a small stream, large rock outcrops and a hilly terrain are its main geographical characteristics; its northeastern tip is fragmented by Lorne street; at its southernmost limits, the park touches [[Parkview Elementary School]], an English [[school]]. In the warm months, free [[concert]]s are sometimes played in a [[gazebo]].
* '''Park Miner''' is the second oldest park in Granby; it was given to the town by mayor Stephen Henderson Campbell Miner in 1910; today, it lies downtown and houses Piscine Miner (Miner pool), the municipal indoor [[Swimming pool|public pool]]. A monument to the founders of Saint-Jean-Baptiste society was erected in 1934. The first community public [[Art museum|art gallery]] in the region is installed by ''Atelier 19'' to celebrate its ten years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/la-voix-de-lest/arts/201110/05/01-4454657-latelier-19-transforme-le-parc-miner-en-galerie-dart-communautaire-publique.php|title=L'Atelier 19 transforme le parc Miner en galerie d'art communautaire publique|last=Tassé|first=Michel|date=October 6, 2011|website=LA VOIX DE L'EST|publisher=La Voix de l'Est|access-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> During the [[summer]], the park has tents installed to house different public activities such as [[dance]] and [[music]].
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Granby-Totems Parc D-Johnson.jpg|'''Daniel-Johnson park'''
File:Granby-Boivin-LV.jpg|[[Lac Boivin (Granby)|'''Lake Boivin''']]
File:Monument à Latimer, Granby 2012 - Avec canons.JPG|'''Monument to Latimer at park Victoria'''
File:Fontaine Wallace - Ville de Granby 2012 Nord.JPG|'''[[Wallace fountain]] at Isabelle park.'''
</gallery>

===Climate===
Granby has a [[humid continental climate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=167347&cityname=Granby%2C+Quebec%2C+Canada&units=|title=Granby, Quebec Canada Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref> ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]). It has significant variations of temperature with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm but short and winters are very cold. Transitional seasons have significant variations of temperature between adjacent months. Precipitation is quite high, resulting in rainy summers and snowy winters.

{{Weather box
| collapsed = 
| width = auto
| location = Granby (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1917–present)<ref name=extremesmetadata>
{{cite web |url= https://api.weather.gc.ca/collections/ltce-stations/items?f=csv&limit=30000&ELEMENT_NAME_E=TEMPERATURE |title= Technical Information and Metadata |work= Daily climate records (LTCE) |publisher= Environment Canada |access-date= October 15, 2024}}</ref>
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 17.5
| Feb record high C = 18.0
| Mar record high C = 25.0
| Apr record high C = 30.0
| May record high C = 34.7
| Jun record high C = 34.4
| Jul record high C = 39.4
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 33.9
| Oct record high C = 28.9
| Nov record high C = 23.9
| Dec record high C = 19.0
| year record high C = 39.4
| Jan high C = -4.6
| Feb high C = -3.2
| Mar high C = 2.2
| Apr high C = 10.5
| May high C = 18.7
| Jun high C = 23.3
| Jul high C = 25.6
| Aug high C = 24.6
| Sep high C = 20.3
| Oct high C = 12.8
| Nov high C = 5.8
| Dec high C = -1.0
| year high C = 11.3
| Jan mean C = -9.1
| Feb mean C = -7.4
| Mar mean C = -2.2
| Apr mean C = 5.9
| May mean C = 13.1
| Jun mean C = 18.3
| Jul mean C = 20.4
| Aug mean C = 19.5
| Sep mean C = 15.4
| Oct mean C = 8.6
| Nov mean C = 2.2
| Dec mean C = -4.9
| year mean C = 6.6
| Jan low C = -13.4
| Feb low C = -11.9
| Mar low C = -6.4
| Apr low C = 0.9
| May low C = 8.0
| Jun low C = 13.0
| Jul low C = 15.7
| Aug low C = 14.8
| Sep low C = 10.6
| Oct low C = 4.6
| Nov low C = -1.5
| Dec low C = -8.4
| year low C = 2.2
| Jan record low C = -40.0
| Feb record low C = -38.9
| Mar record low C = -38.9
| Apr record low C = -17.8
| May record low C = -5.0
| Jun record low C = -1.0
| Jul record low C = 1.7
| Aug record low C = 1.1
| Sep record low C = -4.4
| Oct record low C = -11.1
| Nov record low C = -25.6
| Dec record low C = -37.2
| year record low C = -40.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 95.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 73.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 88.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 101.4
| May precipitation mm = 100.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 120.6
| Jul precipitation mm = 122.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 112.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 113.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 109.2
| Nov precipitation mm = 91.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 98.1
| year precipitation mm = 1226.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 34.8
| Feb rain mm = 19.8
| Mar rain mm = 35.9
| Apr rain mm = 84.9
| May rain mm = 99.4
| Jun rain mm = 120.6
| Jul rain mm = 122.2
| Aug rain mm = 112.6
| Sep rain mm = 113.4
| Oct rain mm = 105.8
| Nov rain mm = 70.5
| Dec rain mm = 42.9
| year rain mm = 962.8
| Jan snow cm = 58.5
| Feb snow cm = 57.9
| Mar snow cm = 47.9
| Apr snow cm = 17.3
| May snow cm = 0.8
| Jun snow cm = 0.0
| Jul snow cm = 0.0
| Aug snow cm = 0.0
| Sep snow cm = 0.0
| Oct snow cm = 3.8
| Nov snow cm = 21.7
| Dec snow cm = 53.7
| year snow cm = 261.6
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 18.2
| Feb precipitation days = 14.1
| Mar precipitation days = 14.6
| Apr precipitation days = 13.3
| May precipitation days = 13.5
| Jun precipitation days = 15.1
| Jul precipitation days = 14.5
| Aug precipitation days = 12.6
| Sep precipitation days = 12.1
| Oct precipitation days = 14.1
| Nov precipitation days = 15.8
| Dec precipitation days = 18.0
| year precipitation days = 175.8
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 4.6
| Feb rain days = 3.5
| Mar rain days = 6.1
| Apr rain days = 12.0
| May rain days = 13.4
| Jun rain days = 15.1
| Jul rain days = 14.5
| Aug rain days = 12.6
| Sep rain days = 12.1
| Oct rain days = 14.0
| Nov rain days = 11.7
| Dec rain days = 6.4
| year rain days = 126.0
| unit snow days = 0.2 cm
| Jan snow days = 15.0
| Feb snow days = 12.7
| Mar snow days = 9.4
| Apr snow days = 3.0
| May snow days = 0.25
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.79
| Nov snow days = 5.8
| Dec snow days = 13.0
| year snow days = 60.0
| source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= CCN >
{{cite web
| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=QC&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=101000000&dispBack=0
| title = Granby, Quebec
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = November 10, 2025}}</ref><ref name=extremes>
{{cite web
| url = https://dd.weather.gc.ca/today/climate/ltce/daily/temperature/QC/climate_LTCE_Temperature-Records_QC_VSQC5VV.csv
| title = Long Term Climate Extremes for Granby Area (Virtual Station ID: VSQC5VV)
| work = Daily climate records (LTCE)
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = November 10, 2025}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
|title       = Granby Population
|type        = Canada
|align       = right
|width       = 
|state       = Quebec
|shading     = 
|percentages = 
|footnote    = 
|1901|4750
|1921|6785
|1931|10587
|1941|14197
|1951|21989
|1961|31463
|1971|34385
|1981|37725
|1991|42804
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|43316
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|44121
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|47637
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|63433{{#tag:ref|Amalgamation of the city and the township of Granby into the town of Granby on January 1, 2007.|group=lower-alpha}}
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|66222
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|69025
}}}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Granby had a population of {{val|69025|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|31850|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|32766|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:69025-66222}}|66222|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|66222|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|152.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|69025|152.69|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref>

In 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Granby, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> 92.5% of the population were white/European, 5.5% were visible minorities and 2.0% were Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were [[Black Canadians|Black]] (1.8%), [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (1.6%), [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] (0.8%), and [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]] (0.5%).

91.8% of residents spoke [[French language|French]] as a mother tongue. Other common first languages were [[English language|English]] (2.1%), [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (1.6%), [[Arabic]] (0.6%), and [[Persian language]]s (0.4%). 1.0% of residents listed both French and English as their mother tongues, while 0.4% listed both French and a non-official language.

69.0% of residents were [[Christians|Christian]], down from 87.2% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-05-08 |title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2447017&Data=Count&SearchText=granby&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> 61.6% were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 4.3% were Christian n.o.s., and 1.4% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]]. Other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions accounted for 1.6% of the population. Non-religious and secular people were 28.9% of the population, up from 11.3% in 2011. 2.1% of residents followed other religions, up from 1.5% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religion was [[Islam]] (1.7%).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+'''Mother tongue language (2021)'''
|-
! Language
! Population
! Pct (%)
|-
| French only
| 62,150
| 91.8%
|-
| English only
| 1,435
| 2.1%
|-
| Both English and French
| 705
| 1.0%
|-
| Other languages
| 3,025
| 4.5%
|}

==Economy==
[[File:Vue aérienne Amazoo Granby.jpg|thumb|Granby Zoo]]
Granby is a regional centre for industries (textile, lumber, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a tourist town, due to the presence of the important [[Granby Zoo]], founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It hosts a ''Fête des Mascottes'' ("Mascot Festival") each year in July.

==Attractions==
[[File:Granby-St-George's anglican church.jpg|thumb|left|St. George's Anglican Church.]]
[[File:Granby-Ste-Famille.jpg|thumb|left|Église Sainte-Famille.]]
Granby is the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") in which many well-known artists, such as [[Jean Leloup]] and [[Luc De Larochellière]], have first gained public exposure.

The international classic car show takes place at parc Daniel-Johnston, with over 2500 antiques, vintage, hot rods, muscle cars and classic imports cars every summer.
[http://www.cyberpresse.ca/images/bizphotos/435x290/201007/30/189130-international-voitures-anciennes-granby-attire.jpg Granby's annual classic car show]

Granby is also home to the [[Galeries de Granby]] regional [[shopping mall]] which has 106 stores.<ref name="Westcliff">{{cite web|url=http://www.westcliff.ca/include/centres/gal_granby_en.php|title=Les Galeries de Granby|year=2007|publisher=The Westcliff Group of Companies|access-date=4 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023201533/http://www.westcliff.ca/include/centres/gal_granby_en.php|archive-date=23 October 2011}}</ref>

The Autodrome Granby, one of Canada's largest dirt oval racing tracks, hosts professional racing teams every Friday night from May to September. Winner of many prizes Autodrome Granby is known worldwide in the racing community.

==Sports==
Granby is the location of the annual [[Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby]] of the [[ATP Challenger Tour]], which takes place at the Club de Tennis des Loisirs de Granby.

The [[Granby Inouk]] of the [[Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League]] are based in Granby. The Inouk play their home games at the [[Aréna Leonard Grondin|Leonard Grondin Arena]].

Granby is also home to the [[Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec]]'s [[Granby Guerriers]]. The Guerriers play their home games at [[Napoléon Fontaine Stadium]].

From 1981 to 1997, Granby was home to a [[QMJHL]] team, originally called the [[Granby Bisons]] but changed to the [[Granby Prédateurs]] in 1995. The team won the [[Memorial Cup]] in 1996. In 1997, the franchise relocated to [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]] and became the [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles]]. Both teams played at [[Aréna Leonard Grondin|Léonard Grondin Arena]].

==Transport==
The public transit department of the town is Transport urbain Granby. Until 1956, it was the eastern terminus of the [[Montreal and Southern Counties Railway]]'s Montreal-Granby Line.

==Sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Canada}}
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Granby's [[Sister city|twinned]] are:
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*[[Ancona]], Italy
*[[Bokito, Cameroon|Bokito]], Cameroon
*[[Coventry]], England<ref>{{cite web |title=Coventry's twin towns and cities – Granby, Canada|url=https://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory_record/6213/granby_canada/category/733/north_america|publisher=Coventry City Council|access-date=2020-06-13}}</ref>
*[[Hammam-Lif]], Tunisia
*[[Joal-Fadiouth]], Senegal
*[[Marrakech]], Morocco
*[[Rayne, Louisiana|Rayne]], United States
*[[Windsor, Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Twin Cities|url=https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/committeesofcouncil/Advisory-Committees/International-Relations-Committee-(IRC)/Pages/Our-Twin-Cities.aspx|publisher=City of Windsor|access-date=2020-06-13|archive-date=2018-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161615/https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/committeesofcouncil/Advisory-Committees/International-Relations-Committee-(IRC)/Pages/Our-Twin-Cities.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
*[[Benoit Coulombe]], scientist and researcher.
*[[Palmer Cox]], writer and illustrator of a popular series of children's books about supernatural creatures known as [[the Brownies]], based on Scottish folklore.
*[[Pierre-Luc Dusseault]], the youngest [[House of Commons of Canada|Member of Parliament]] in Canadian history;
*[[Rosie Valland]], pop singer-songwriter.
*[[Kim Thúy]], writer and novelist (Vietnamese-born, childhood in Granby)

==See also==
*[[List of census agglomerations by province or territory#Quebec|List of census agglomerations by province or territory (Quebec)]]
*[[Granby, Quebec (township)]]
*[[List of cities in Quebec]]
*[[21st-century municipal history of Quebec]]
*[[Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Granby (Québec)}}
*[http://www.ville.granby.qc.ca Town of Granby website]

{{Geographic Location
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| Centre = Granby
| North = [[Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton]]
| Northeast = [[Roxton Pond]]
| East = [[Shefford, Quebec|Shefford]]
| South = [[Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby]] / [[Bromont, Quebec|Bromont]]
| Southwest = [[Ange-Gardien]]
| West = [[Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford]]
| Northwest =
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