Saint-Sauveur, Quebec


Saint-Sauveur is a town and municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is in the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian Mountains, located about 60 kilometres north of Montreal.
St-Sauveur is well known for its local ski areas, the biggest of which is Mont Saint-Sauveur. The ski areas market themselves jointly under the name of "Valley of Saint-Sauveur". Its proximity to Montreal, as well as its snow-making capability, night-time skiing, and après-ski establishments make St-Sauveur a popular destination for skiers.
On September 11, 2002 the city was created from the merger of the village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts and the parish municipality of Saint-Sauveur. The current director general is Jean Beaulieu. The city clerk is Normand Patrice.
WWW ville.saint-sauveur.qc.ca

History

The first settlers settled in the Saint-Sauveur valley along the Rivière du Nord. By 1827, the seigneurs of Augmentation-des-Mille-Îles had granted some 120 lots on both sides of the Rivière du Nord. On a contemporary map, these lands corresponded to riverside lots in the present-day municipalities of Prévost and Piedmont.
In 1849, the parish priest of Saint-Jérôme asked his bishop for permission to open a mission at the northern end of his vast parish and to build a chapel there. Ignace Bourget, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Montreal, approved the request on 29 October of that year, adding: 'Place it as soon as possible and give it the Circumcision of Our Lord as its patron saint'. The feast of the Circumcision and the feast of Saint-Sauveur were celebrated on 1 January. On 4 January 1853, the parishioners of Saint-Sauveur submitted a petition requesting the canonical erection of this part of the parish of Saint-Jérôme under the name of Saint-Sauveur. The bishop approved the request on 10 February 1854 under the name Saint-Sauveur.
The municipality of Saint-Sauveur was therefore created on 6 August 1855 from territories previously belonging to Saint-Jérôme and Abercrombie. The original territory included the current municipalities of Saint-Sauveur, Prévost, Piedmont, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs and part of Sainte-Adèle. During its history, the territory was divided up on several occasions. In 1909, a section was taken for the creation of Shawbridge. In 1923, the Piedmont sector split to became its own independent municipality, this was followed by Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in 1926, Prévost in 1927 and Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs in 1946. In 1956, another sector was taken away for the creation of the city of Mont-Gabriel.
In 1895, lightning struck the chapel and it was destroyed. In 1903, parish priest Saint-Pierre succeeded in convincing the parishioners to build a stone church. On May 25, 1905, under the leadership of François-Xavier Clouthier, President of the Syndicate, the church was blessed in the presence of Mgr Racicot, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Montreal.
The current city of Saint-Sauveur was created in 2002 from the merger of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts and Saint-Sauveur.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sauveur had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue :
  • English as first language: 7.1%
  • French as first language: 86.8%
  • English and French as first languages: 2.0%
  • Other as first language: 3.5%

Government

List of former mayors since formation of current city:
  • Georges Filion - 2002–2005
  • Michel Lagacé - 2005–2013
  • Jacques Gariépy - 2013–present
The first mayor of Saint-Sauveur was William Henry Scott, who took office in 1855 when the parish municipality was incorporated. The parish had 21 mayors from 1855 to 2002. The village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts was carved out of the parish municipality in 1926 and thereafter had its own council and mayor.

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

Notable people