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.
History
The city was founded in 1770 and was incorporated in 1835. It has a famous church, Saint-Eustache church, which was built between 1780 and 1783.
A significant battle of the Lower Canada Rebellion was fought here on December 14, 1837. In the Battle of Saint-Eustache, the rebels were defeated, and the town was burnt. The church was fully rebuilt after the burning except for the front facade, where canon bullet holes can still be found.
In 1979, General Motors opened a transit bus manufacturing facility in Saint-Eustache. The factory has produced vehicles under the brands of GM, MCI and, since 1993, has been owned by Nova Bus.
Saint-Eustache was also home to the Autodrome Saint-Eustache from 1965 to 2019, which hosted various stock-car racing, local drag racing, and other race competitions.
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: 45,467 (2011 to 2021 population change: 2.9%) Population in 2011: 44,154 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.9%) Population in 2006: 42,062 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.2%) Population in 2001: 40,378 Population in 1996: 39,848 Population in 1991: 37,278
Mother tongue (as of 2016) : French as first language: 88.56% Other as first language: 5.96% English as first language: 3.7% English and French as first language: 0.96%
Attractions
Major parks in the area:
Parc Mont Saint-Eustache
Parc Chenier
Parc Clair Matin
Parc Boisé des Moissons
Parc Nature Saint-Eustache
Attractions include:
Ciné-Parc Saint-Eustache - drive in theatre
Place St-Eustache - mall
Carrefour Grande Cote - mall
Marché aux puces St-Eustache - flea market
Maison de la culture et du patrimoine
Moulin Légaré
Complexe Aquatique Saint-Eustache
Guy-Bélisle Library
Transportation
Quebec Autoroute 640, Quebec Route 344 and Quebec Route 148 are the major highways servicing Saint-Eustache.
Exo operates several bus routes, which connect at Terminus Saint-Eustache:
8 Saint-Eustache - Laval
80 Saint-Eustache - Pointe-Calumet
88 Saint-Eustache - Sainte-Thérèse
89 Saint-Eustache - Secteur Dubois
90 Saint-Eustache - Arthur-Sauvé and Industrial
91 Saint-Eustache East (Saint-Laurent) 92 Saint-Eustache Central 93 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac - Saint-Eustache
There are no train stations near Saint-Eustache, the closest being Deux-Montagnes station, a commuter rail station along the Deux-Montagnes line in neighbouring Deux-Montagnes, Quebec.
The closest airports are Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to the south and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport to the north.
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates French-language public schools:
École secondaire des Patriotes
École Arc-en-ciel
École Clair Matin
École au Coeur-du-Boisé
École Curé-Paquin
École Horizon-Soleil
École Notre-Dame
École Village-des-Jeunes
École des Jardins-des-Patriotes
Some residents are zoned to École primaire Girouard in Mirabel and École secondaire d'Oka in Oka
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.
References
External links
Ville de Saint-Eustache Website (French Only)