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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. Situated on an island in the St. Lawrence River, it is bordered at its western end by Lac Saint-François, with the St. Lawrence to the north and the Beauharnois Canal to its south. The Port of Valleyfield is situated on the canal.

The Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (Écomusée des Deux-Rives), which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is found in the city.

The city has been the site of Les Regates de Valleyfield an international hydroplane race since 1938

History

Salaberry was named after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield.

Merger

In 2002 it amalgamated with the following communities: (2001 population)

Education

  • 9 daycare facilities
  • 3 pre-kindergarten centres
  • 12 elementary schools (some with daycare services)

    • 1 English-language elementary school
  • 2 high schools
  • 1 adult education centre
  • 2 vocational training centres
  • 1 CEGEP

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
Language Population Percentage (%)
French only 36,845 95.54%
English only 1,035 2.68%
Both English and French 240 0.62%
Other languages 445 1.15%

Famous natives

Geographic Location

Gault Institute

Gault Institute was created by a man named Andrew Frederick Gault. He created this school during the time that the Gault Cotton Mills were up and running. To heat the school at one time he used underground pipes connecting from the school to the Cotton Mills since at the time there was no electricity.

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