Terrebonne () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located in the North Shore region of the Montreal area, north of Laval across the Rivière des Mille-Îles.
This city is divided in three sectors, namely Lachenaie, La Plaine and Terrebonne. In the past, these sectors were distinct cities, but, on 22 August 2001, they merged under the name of Terrebonne. According to the 2021 Canadian Census Terrebonne has a population of 119,944, making it Montreal's third largest suburb and the largest city on the North Shore.
History
The town of Lachenaie, which was founded in 1683 by Lord Charles Aubert de Lachenaye, is the oldest of the three towns that were merged. Some natives were already present on this territory at the time. The colonisation really started in 1647 when Lachenaie was merged with the Repentigny Seigniory. Louis Lepage de Ste-Claire, priest, canon, and the son of René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, acquired the Seigniory of Terrebonne on 2 September 1720. Abbot Louis Lepage de Ste-Claire built the first church in 1734 and the first manor in 1735. A few years later, Abbot Lepage equipped the town with both a saw mill and a flour mill.
The town of La Plaine was founded in 1830 on fragments of other towns, namely Mascouche, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Saint-Lin, and Terrebonne. At that time, the lords of Terrebonne and Lachenaie built the road named "chemin de la Grande Ligne" to join the two towns. It is now called the boulevard Laurier. In 1877, the rail system was developed and stimulated the economic growth. The village of Saint-Joachim was founded during that time, which was later, in 1920, to be renamed La Plaine.
The first lord of Terrebonne was André Daulier-Deslandes, who was granted his title in 1673. Following the construction of the first wooden bridge in 1834, two main areas emerged. The commercial area was Terrebonne, while the agricultural one was Saint-Louis de Terrebonne. In 1985, these two cities merged.
At the time of the municipal merger in late August 2001, Lachenaie had over 20,000 residents, La Plaine had 17,000 residents, and Terrebonne had almost 46,000 residents. This merger made Terrebonne the 10th largest city in Quebec. Ten years later, the city had around 106,322 citizens on of land, according to the 2011 Canadian Census.
Climate
Terrebonne has a warm summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm and hot humid summers and cold winters The average high and lows vary on location so the record highs and average highs will be in southern Terrebonne while the record lows and average lows will be in northern Terrebonne It does not get below -30°C (-22°F) each year but being more north than Montreal it is more likely to hit -30°C (-22°F) than Montreal does. it does get hot when heat wave happen but temperature varys by location so it could be 30°C (86°F) in Northern Terrebonne and 32°C (90°F) in Southern Terrebonne or -31°C (-24°F) in southern Terrebonne and -33°C (-27°F) in northern Terrebonne The record high is 36.4°C (97.5°F) in July,2018 in southern Terrebonne and the record low is -38.0°C (-39.5°F) in February 1994 In Northern Terrebonne In Northern La Plaine (Wich is also part of the city of Terrebonne) The Climate model is custom made so the average highs and record highs are for southern Terrebonne while the average low and record low is in northern Terrebonne why i do this for the average high and the average lows is to make the yearly mean temperature for the entire city all 158.60 km2 of land to be as accurate as possible for the yearly average temperature for the entire city of Terrebonne
Infrastructure
Terrebonne is connected to Montreal's Central Station by commuter rail via the Terrebonne station of the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) Mascouche line.
The city of Terrebonne is also equipped with a bus network, also operated by the RTM, which enables residents to reach several metro stations both in Laval and Montreal, amongst many other locations. Some examples include bus line 30 (or 30G), which brings inhabitants of Terrebonne to the Radisson metro station on Sherbrooke Street East, bus line 19 (or 19G), which reaches Montmorency metro station in Laval, and bus line 25, whose terminal stop is at the Henri-Bourassa metro station.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Terrebonne 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.
Ethnicity
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.