Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe | |
|---|---|
| Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe | |
Parc Casimir-Dessaules. | |
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Constituted | 27 December 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Beauregard |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Area | |
| 191.60 km2 (73.98 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 188.97 km2 (72.96 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 328.53 km2 (126.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| 59,614 | |
| • Density | 294.5/km2 (763/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 50,616 |
| • Urban density | 1,643.4/km2 (4,256/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 56,794 |
| • Metro density | 181.5/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 25,483 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-116 R-137 R-224 R-231 R-235 |
| Website | Official website |
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Saint-Hyacinthe (/ ... ˈhaɪ.əsɪnθ/ ... HY-ə-sinth, French: [sɛ̃t‿ijasɛ̃t]) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River. Quebec Autoroute 20 runs perpendicular to the river. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.