Marieville, Quebec


Marieville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 30 kilometers east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,094.

History

In 1708, Sieur Claude de Ramezey obtained a parcel of land which was named the Monnoir manor. Population increased starting at around 1740. It became a parish in 1832 and officially an incorporated municipality in 1858 and later an incorporated city in 1905. In 2000, the parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, which previously demerged from Marieville in 1855 was re-merged. Its main economic activity today is still agriculture.

Geography

Marieville is accessible via Quebec Autoroute 10, which runs from Montreal to Sherbrooke via Granby and Magog. Quebec Route 112 is a route that runs parallel to A-10 but through the municipality but continues north of Sherbrooke toward Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 227 is the secondary road that connects A-10 to the center of Marieville and runs south towards Champlain Lake and north towards Quebec Autoroute 20 near Sainte-Madeleine.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:
CensusPopulationChange
201110,094 34.1%
20067,527 4.0%
20017,240 5.2%
Merger7,636 27.8%
19965,510 7.4%
19915,128N/A

Revised count - Statistics Canada - February 10, 2009.

Amalgamation with Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir on June 14, 2000.

Language

Mother tongue language
LanguagePopulationPct
French only7,44096.50%
English only1151.49%
Both English and French400.52%
Other languages1151.49%

Markets

Marieville has its own Christmas Market. There were Christmas Markets since 2010. It also has its Public Market from June to October, since June 2012.

Government

City Council

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

People