26-610: Louiseville ( French pronunciation: [lwizvil] ) is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada . It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre . Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine in Belgium. The area was originally part of the la Seignorie Rivière-du-Loup . This seignory
52-477: A few minor differences from that of ville . However it is moot since there are no longer any cities in existence. Dorval and Côte Saint-Luc had the status of city when they were amalgamated into Montreal on January 1, 2002 as part of the municipal reorganization in Quebec ; however, when re-constituted as independent municipalities on January 1, 2006, it was with the status of town ( French : ville ) (although
78-484: A general store. That same year, Frost was responsible for drafting the township’s official plans. Granby received official incorporation as a municipality in the year of 1816, marking its status as a town in 1971. Field areas have been exploited for agricultural use and the North Yamaska river 's flow has been used for its hydraulic energy since the construction of a first dam in 1815 by large industrial companies;
104-414: A land covered by forests and prairies, it has transformed into an urbanized core surrounded by fields and suburban neighborhoods . The North Yamaska river , which crosses lake Boivin (this lake took shape after the construction of a series of dams and later changed into a large swamp praised for its biodiversity . It connects to nearby villages by a network of roads and has two access points from
130-404: A natural prairie , historically dotted with natural meadows and a rich tapestry of forests , was home to a variety of trees such as ash, fir , maple, hemlock, and birch. Not far from these woods, a small swamp could be found, nestled a short distance uphill. Over time, this land was traversed by Indigenous peoples , whose presence was intertwined with the area’s nomadic history. In 1792,
156-456: A non-official language. 69.0% of residents were Christian , down from 87.2% in 2011. 61.6% were Catholic , 4.3% were Christian n.o.s., and 1.4% were Protestant . Other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions accounted for 1.6% of the population. Non-religious and secular people were 28.9% of the population, up from 11.3% in 2011. 2.1% of residents followed other religions, up from 1.5% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religion
182-889: Is a list of the types of local and supralocal territorial units in Quebec , Canada, including those used solely for statistical purposes, as defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and compiled by the Institut de la statistique du Québec Not included are the urban agglomerations in Quebec , which, although they group together multiple municipalities, exercise only what are ordinarily local municipal powers. A list of local municipal units in Quebec by regional county municipality can be found at List of municipalities in Quebec . All municipalities (except cities), whether township, village, parish, or unspecified ones, are functionally and legally identical. The only difference
208-532: Is also a different kind of submunicipal unit, unconstituted localities , which is defined and tracked not by the Quebec Ministry of Municipal Affairs but by Statistics Canada . Granby, Quebec Granby is a town in the southwestern region of Quebec east of Montreal . According to the latest statistics from the 2021 Canadian Census , Granby has a population of 69,025. It is the administrative center of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality and
234-450: Is also home to the Galeries de Granby regional shopping mall which has 106 stores. The Autodrome Granby, one of Canada's largest dirt oval racing tracks, hosts professional racing teams every Friday night from May to September. Winner of many prizes Autodrome Granby is known worldwide in the racing community. Granby is the location of the annual Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby of
260-438: Is quite high, resulting in rainy summers and snowy winters. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Granby had a population of 69,025 living in 31,850 of its 32,766 total private dwellings, a change of 4.2% from its 2016 population of 66,222 . With a land area of 152.69 km (58.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 452.1/km (1,170.8/sq mi) in 2021. In 2021, 92.5% of
286-449: Is that the designation might serve to disambiguate between otherwise identically named municipalities, often neighbouring ones. Many such cases have had their names changed, or merged with the identically named nearby municipality since the 1950s, such as the former Township of Granby and City of Granby merging and becoming the Town of Granby in 2007. Municipalities are governed primarily by
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#1732868901508312-549: Is the second most populous city in The Eastern Townships after Sherbrooke . The town's name is derived from John Manners, Marquess of Granby . One of the town's main attractions is the Granby Zoo , and its well-known Lac Boivin fountain , also a notable landmark of the area. The mayor, Julie Bourdon was elected on November 7th, 2021, being the first female mayor of Granby. Granby’s terrain, frequently characterized as
338-767: The ATP Challenger Tour , which takes place at the Club de Tennis des Loisirs de Granby . The Granby Inouk of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League are based in Granby. The Inouk play their home games at the Leonard Grondin Arena . Granby is also home to the Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec 's Granby Guerriers . The Guerriers play their home games at Napoléon Fontaine Stadium . From 1981 to 1997, Granby
364-565: The Code municipal du Québec (Municipal Code of Québec, R.S.Q. c. C-27.1), whereas cities and towns are governed by the Loi sur les cités et villes (Cities and Towns Act, R.S.Q. c. C-19) as well as (in the case of the older ones) various individual charters. The very largest communities in Quebec are colloquially called cities; however there are currently no municipalities under the province's current legal system classified as cities. Quebec's government uses
390-664: The Eastern Townships were officially opened for colonization by Loyalists . Subsequently, on January 29, 1803, Colonel Henry Caldwell and his 97 associates were granted the Township of Granby by the Executive Council of Quebec . The township’s first settler, John Horner, arrived in 1813 and established a sawmill adjacent to the Yamaska River . By 1825, Horner, in partnership with Richard Frost, expanded his enterprise to include
416-548: The English term town as the translation for the French term ville , and township for canton . The least-populated towns in Quebec ( Barkmere , with a population of about 60, or L'Île-Dorval , with less than 10) are much smaller than the most populous municipalities of other types ( Saint-Charles-Borromée and Sainte-Sophie , each with populations of over 13,300). The title city ( French : cité code=C) still legally exists, with
442-550: The highway at exit 68 (through Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby ) and 74 (via Bromont ). Granby has many parks and fountains, including the Daniel-Johnson, Victoria, Terry Fox, Miner, Pelletier, and Kennedy parks. Granby has a humid continental climate ( Dfb ). It has significant variations of temperature with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm but short and winters are very cold. Transitional seasons have significant variations of temperature between adjacent months. Precipitation
468-456: The municipal government of Dorval still uses the name Cité de Dorval). Prior to January 1, 1995, the code for municipalité was not M but rather SD ( sans désignation ; that is, unqualified municipality). Prior to 2004, there was a single code, TR, to cover the modern-day TC and TK. When the distinction between TC and TK was introduced, it was made retroactive to 1984, date of the federal Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act (S.C. 1984, c. 18). There
494-645: The parish and village municipalities merged again and became the Town of Louiseville. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Louiseville had a population of 7,340 living in 3,659 of its 3,857 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 7,152 . With a land area of 62.59 km (24.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 117.3/km (303.7/sq mi) in 2021. Population trend: Mother tongue: Types of municipalities in Quebec The following
520-603: The parish municipality and formed the Village Municipality of Rivière-du-Loup. Just one year later it was renamed to Louiseville in order to avoid confusion with another town called Rivière-du-Loup in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. The new name was a tribute to Princess Louise , viceregal consort of Canada , the third daughter of Queen Victoria , who had planned to visit the Mauricie that same year. On January 1, 1989,
546-546: The population were white/European, 5.5% were visible minorities and 2.0% were Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were Black (1.8%), Latin American (1.6%), Arab (0.8%), and West Asian (0.5%). 91.8% of residents spoke French as a mother tongue. Other common first languages were English (2.1%), Spanish (1.6%), Arabic (0.6%), and Persian languages (0.4%). 1.0% of residents listed both French and English as their mother tongues, while 0.4% listed both French and
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#1732868901508572-477: The settlement became known as Rivière-du-Loup or Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut after the seignory or local river. In 1816, its post office opened. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Rivière-du-Loup-en-Haut was formed, and abolished two years later in 1847. It was reestablished in 1855 as Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup, named after the parish patron and the seignory. In 1878, the main settlement separated from
598-482: The use of dams along the stream has provoked the formation of a large shallow swamp, called Lac Boivin, often cited as one of Granby's landmarks. In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and Granby Township held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007. Granby is a flat region located approximately halfway between Montreal and Sherbrooke along Autoroute 10 ; historically
624-841: Was Islam (1.7%). Granby is a regional centre for industries (textile, lumber, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a tourist town, due to the presence of the important Granby Zoo , founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It hosts a Fête des Mascottes ("Mascot Festival") each year in July. Granby is the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") in which many well-known artists, such as Jean Leloup and Luc De Larochellière , have first gained public exposure. The international classic car show takes place at parc Daniel-Johnston, with over 2500 antiques, vintage, hot rods, muscle cars and classic imports cars every summer. Granby's annual classic car show Granby
650-606: Was formed in 1665 by Intendant Jean Talon and granted in 1672 to Charles Dugey Rozoy-de-Mannereuil, officer in the Carignan Regiment . The seignory was thereafter also known as Rivière-Mannereuil for some time. In 1714, a mission was formed by the Récollets who dedicated it to the patronage of Anthony of Padua . In 1722, the Ursulines owned the seignory and attempted to change the name to Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-Saint-Jean but
676-706: Was home to a QMJHL team, originally called the Granby Bisons but changed to the Granby Prédateurs in 1995. The team won the Memorial Cup in 1996. In 1997, the franchise relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia and became the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles . Both teams played at Léonard Grondin Arena . The public transit department of the town is Transport urbain Granby. Until 1956, it was the eastern terminus of
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