Varennes, Quebec
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 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. | |
  Varennes Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W / 45.683°N 73.433°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Settled | 1672 |
| Constituted | August 26, 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Damphousse |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Verchères |
| Area | |
| • City | 114.40 km2 (44.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • City | 21,198 |
| • Density | 223.6/km2 (579/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,591 |
| • Urban density | 1,987.5/km2 (5,148/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 8,538 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-30 |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Varennes is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2015, the population is listed at 24,000.
History
The history of Varennes[5] starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières[6] in New France. René Gaultier,[7] sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes.[8] Jaques-René,[9] one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérèse, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the British in 1760 during the Montreal Campaign. It was part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then of Lower Canada, before it returned to being part of Quebec again in 1867 due to Canadian Confederation.
Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1976 | 6,469 | — |
| 1981 | 8,764 | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 10,489 | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 14,758 | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 18,842 | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 19,653 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20,950 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 20,994 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21,257 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21,198 | −0.3% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Varennes had a population of 21,198 living in 8,412 of its 8,538 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 21,257. With a land area of 94.8 km2 (36.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.6/km2 (579.1/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,198 (-0.3% from 2016) | 21,257 (+1.3% from 2011) | 20,994 (+0.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi) | 94.41 km2 (36.45 sq mi) | 92.53 km2 (35.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 223.6/km2 (579/sq mi) | 225.2/km2 (583/sq mi) | 226.9/km2 (588/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.4 (M: 41.2, F: 43.2) | 41.1 (M: 40.4, F: 41.6) | 39.5 (M: 38.7, F: 40.2) |
| Private dwellings | 8,538 (total) | 8,315 (total) | 8,001 (total) |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $90,315 | $83,908 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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21,075
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19,855 | 1,7%
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94.2% | 315 |  1.6%
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1.5% | 225 | 87.5%
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1.1% | 555 | 30.6%
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2.6% | |||||
2016
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21,120
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20,190 | 1,0%
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95,6% | 310 | 13.8%
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1.5% | 120 | 4.0%
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0.6% | 425 | 16,4%
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2.0% | |||||
2011
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20,835
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19,985 | 0.1%
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95.9% | 360 | 18.0%
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1.7% | 125 | 177.8%
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0.6% | 365 | 11.0%
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1.8% | |||||
2006
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20,770
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20,010 | 5.4%
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96.3% | 305 | 18.7%
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1.5% | 45 | 28.6%
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0.2% | 410 | 241.6%
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2.0% | |||||
2001
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19,520
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18,990 | 4.0%
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97.3% | 375 | 31.6%
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1.9% | 35 | 63.2%
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0.2% | 120 | 100.0%
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0.6% | |||||
1996
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18,705
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18,265 | n/a | 97.7% | 285 | n/a | 1.5% | 95 | n/a | 0.5% | 60 | n/a | 0.3% | |||||
Notable people
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