Saint-Eustache, Quebec


Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles. It is located northwest of Montreal.
WWW saint-eustache.ca

History

The city was founded in 1770 and was incorporated in 1835.
The Battle of Saint-Eustache in the Lower Canada Rebellion was fought there on December 14, 1837. The rebels were defeated, and the town was burnt. The church was fully rebuilt after the burning except for the front facade.
Saint-Eustache was home to the Autodrome Saint-Eustache from 1965 to 2019.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Eustache 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.
Population trend:
  • Population in 2021: 45,276
  • Population in 2016: 44,008
  • Population in 2011: 44,154
  • Population in 2006: 42,062
  • Population in 2001: 40,378
  • Population in 1996: 39,848
  • Population in 1991: 37,278
  • Population in 1986: 32,226
  • Population in 1981: 29,771
  • Population in 1976: 21,248
  • Population in 1971: 9,479
  • Population in 1966: 7,319
  • Population in 1961: 5,463
  • Population in 1956: 3,740
  • Population in 1951: 2,615
  • Population in 1941: 1,564
  • Population in 1931: 1,187
  • Population in 1921: 1,098
  • Population in 1911: 996
  • Population in 1901: 1,079
  • Population in 1891: 960
  • Population in 1881: 814
  • Population in 1871: 858
  • Population in 1861: 915
  • Population in 1851: 784
Mother tongue :
  • French as first language: 83.9%
  • Other as first language: 8.7%
  • English as first language: 4.2%
  • English and French as first language: 1.5%

Transport

There used to be a train station in Saint-Eustache from 1882 to 1940. It operated service to and from Sainte-Thérèse.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles operates French-language public schools.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves the community. Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve the community.