Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | |
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Skyline of downtown Valleyfield | |
| Nickname: The Venice of Quebec | |
| Motto: Ubi lux ibi labor | |
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°08′W / 45.25°N 74.13°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Constituted | April 24, 2002 |
| Named after | Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry |
| Boroughs | List of boroughs
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Miguel Lemieux |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon |
| • Prov. riding | Beauharnois |
| Area | |
• Total | 126.99 km2 (49.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 108.56 km2 (41.92 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33.93 km2 (13.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 42,787 |
| • Density | 394.1/km2 (1,021/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 41,655 |
| • Urban density | 1,227.6/km2 (3,179/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 5.0% |
| • Dwellings | 20,962 |
| Demonym(s) | Campivallensien, Campivallensienne (fr) Campivallensian (en) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-30 A-530 | R-132 R-201 |
| Website | www |
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (French pronunciation: [salabɛʁi də valefiɫd]) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2021 was 42,410.
The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area.
Due to the presence of Lake St. Francis on the St. Lawrence River, St. Francis Bay in downtown, and of numerous rivers and canals all over the town, the city is nicknamed "The Venice of Quebec".