Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
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Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the southwestern part of Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,285.
History
In 1694, King Louis XIV granted the Seigneurie of Saint-Denis to the aristocrat French Army officer, Louis-François De Gannes, sieur de Falaise of Buxeuil, Vienne, France. He named his seigniory after his wife, Barbe Denys.
A great stone Roman Catholic Saint-Denis Church was completed in 1796.
On November 23, 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu was the site of the murder of British courier, Lieutenant George Weir by Patriotes. Subsequently, the Patriotes, calling themselves The Sons of Liberty based on the American model, won a battle here against the British Army that marked the official beginning of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Today, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu has a museum called the Maison nationale des Patriotes, an interpretation centre that presents a history of the Patriotes movement that was led by the villager's most famous resident, Wolfred Nelson.
On October 21s 2012, a monument to the memory of Louis-Joseph Papineau was unveiled in a park next to City Hall, along the river, by Québec Premiere Pauline Marois.
Demographics
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(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Saint-Denis. | LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[6]
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See also
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 333325". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
External links
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- Spurr, John W. (1976). "Gore, Sir Charles Stephen". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.; George Weir's "sadistic" murder.
- History and architectural details of the Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu at the Quebec religious heritage Foundation (English & French languages)
- Maison nationale des Patriotes museum information website
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- La Haute-Yamaska
- La Vallée-du-Richelieu
- Le Haut-Richelieu
- Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
- Les Jardins-de-Napierville
- Les Maskoutains
- Marguerite-D'Youville
- Pierre-De Saurel
- Roussillon
- Rouville
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- Urban Agglomerations: Longueuil (TE)