Saint-Colomban, Quebec

See also Saint-Colomban, France.

Saint-Colomban
City
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM.
Saint-Colomban Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°44′N 74°08′W / 45.733°N 74.133°WCoordinates: 45°44′N 74°08′W / 45.733°N 74.133°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	La Rivière-du-Nord
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jacques Labrosse
• Federal riding	Mirabel
• Prov. riding	Argenteuil
Area[2][3]
• Total	94.00 km^2 (36.29 sq mi)
• Land	93.56 km^2 (36.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	13,080
• Density	139.8/km^2 (362/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	29.0%
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J5K 1A1
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.st-colomban.qc.ca

Saint-Colomban is a city in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus.

The pioneer responsible for developing the village was the priest John Falvey, who constructed the parish and preached to the first parishioners.

Saint-Colomban was also the birthplace of Mr. Justice Emmett Hall, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada widely considered to be one of the fathers of Medicare.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.

Sources

1. Reference number 403498 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 75005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2475005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• (French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
• (French) Commission de toponymie du Québec
• (French) Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales

External links

• (French) Site officiel Saint-Colomban
• (English) Site dedicated to Irish history of the original settlers