27-718: Terrebonne , meaning good earth in French, is a name of several places in North America: Canada Terrebonne, Quebec , a suburb of Montreal Terrebonne station , a commuter railway station in Terrebonne, Quebec Terrebonne City Council , the governing body for Terrebonne, Quebec Terrebonne County, Quebec , a historical county in Quebec Terrebonne (federal electoral district) ,
54-579: A Quebec federal electoral district Terrebonne (provincial electoral district) , a Quebec provincial electoral district Terrebonne—Blainville , a former Quebec federal electoral district United States Terrebonne, Minnesota , a former village site in Red Lake County Terrebonne, Oregon , a census-designated place notable for its proximity to Smith Rock State Park Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Terrebonne Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota Topics referred to by
81-411: A population density of 780.1/km (2,020.4/sq mi) in 2021. The pre-industrial complex of the Île-des-moulins was amongst the most important ones in the province of Quebec during the 19th century. Although several infrastructures have degraded, a total of five buildings remain. The fourth lord of Terrebonne, Abbot Louis Lepage, had ordered the construction of the first flour mill in 1721 as well as
108-541: A population of 51,183 living in 19,981 of its 20,290 total private dwellings, a change of 9.6% from its 2016 population of 46,692 . With a land area of 106.89 km (41.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 478.8/km (1,240.2/sq mi) in 2021. The Commission scolaire des Affluents operates Francophone public schools. They include: Primary schools: Secondary schools : One professional school, École L'Impact. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools: Mascouche
135-445: A saw mill and a flour mill. The town of La Plaine was founded in 1830 on fragments of other towns, namely Mascouche , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines , Saint-Lin , and Terrebonne. At that time, the lords of Terrebonne and Lachenaie built the road named "chemin de la Grande Ligne" to join the two towns. It is now called the boulevard Laurier. In 1877, the rail system was developed and stimulated the economic growth. The village of Saint-Joachim
162-485: Is added to allow citizens, visitors, and tourists to walk from the Île-des-moulins to the larger Ile Saint-Jean . This new dam was built a certain distance away from the small Île aux moutons , making the dam significantly longer than the initial ones. The actual Saint-Louis-de-France Church in Old Terrebonne ( Vieux Terrebonne ), near the historical site of the Île-des-moulins , was established in 1878, while
189-644: Is also equipped with a bus network, also operated by the RTM, which enables residents to reach several metro stations both in Laval and Montreal , amongst many other locations. Some examples include bus line 30 (or 30G), which brings inhabitants of Terrebonne to the Radisson metro station on Sherbrooke Street East, bus line 19 (or 19G), which reaches Montmorency metro station in Laval, and bus line 25, whose terminal stop
216-849: Is an off-island suburb of Montreal , in southern Quebec , Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 51,183, ranking 20th among Quebec municipalities. The name comes from Algonquin word maskutchew meaning "bear plain" in singular. Compare plural form to maskutew for the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality located nearby. Mascouche (then known as Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) received city status on December 9, 1970, under mayor Gilles Forest. On June 21, 2021,
243-751: Is at the Henri-Bourassa metro station . The Université de Montréal has a small campus located near the Pierre Le Gardeur Hospital in the Lachenaie sector of the city of Terrebonne. There are also some courses given by the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) in the Terrebonne sector, as well as the Centre universitaire de Lanaudière à Terrebonne affiliated with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) located within
270-644: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Terrebonne, Quebec Terrebonne ( French pronunciation: [tɛʁbɔn] ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada. It is located in the North Shore region of the Montreal area, north of Laval across the Rivière des Mille-Îles . This city is divided in three sectors, namely Lachenaie , La Plaine and Terrebonne. In
297-1597: Is located next to the Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne in the Terrebonne sector. French-language public schools in Terrebonne Ouest are operated by the Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI). Additionally, some schools within and serving the city of Terrebonne are operated by the French Commission scolaire des Affluents and the English Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board . Commission scolaire des Affluents secondary schools include: CSSMI primary schools: Some CSSMI sections are zoned to École primaire Le Carrefour in Lorraine . The CSSMI secondary schools serving Terrebonne are: École secondaire du Harfang in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines , École secondaire Hubert-Maisonneuve (lower secondary) in Rosèmere and École secondaire Rive-Nord (upper secondary) in Bois-des-Filion . Private Francophone secondary schools include: Anglophone public schools serving Terrebonne include: Mascouche Mascouche ( / m æ s ˈ k uː ʃ / )
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#1732772977367324-464: The Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne . The Cégep régional de Lanaudière network has established a collegial institution, namely the Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne [ fr ] , near Highway 640 , in the Terrebonne sector of the city of Terrebonne. The city of Terrebonne counts several vocational education centres. The Centre de formation professionnelle des moulins
351-631: The bon monsieur Piché ("Good Mister Piché" in English), exhumed the bodies buried in the basement of the old church in order to place them in the crypt of the new one. The Terrebonne Cobras are part of the QJHL . Terrebonne is connected to Montreal's Central Station by commuter rail via the Terrebonne station of the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) Mascouche line . The city of Terrebonne
378-532: The Île-des-moulins to the Ile Saint-Jean , passing through the small Île aux moutons , located midway between the two islands in the Rivière des Mille Îles . In 1872, the Masson family ordered the construction of a new dam near the location of the current historical one. However, this dam was rebuilt in cement in the year 1890 for reinforcement and increased resilience. Nearly a century later, in 1972,
405-408: The 2011 Canadian Census. Terrebonne like nearby Montréal city, has the same humid continental climate ( warm summer subtype , Köppen climate classification Dfb ), with warm or hot humid summers and cold winters. Terrebonne is cooler on average than Montréal, and during cold waves temperatures generally remain at or below -30°C (-22°F) more often. Terrebonne's record temperatures, as recorded at
432-475: The centre of the city. Mascouche is connected to Montreal's Central Station by commuter rail via the Mascouche station of the Réseau de transport métropolitain 's Mascouche line . L'Étang-du-Grand-Coteau, an urban park situated in the city centre on Mascouche Boulevard, has the same area as Mount Royal Park in Montreal. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Mascouche had
459-514: The city was struck by an EF2 tornado, killing one person. Montréal/Mascouche Airport , the largest regional airport in Quebec, was three kilometres southeast of the city. It has now been replaced by the CentrOparc, a business district with the ambition of joining a transit-oriented urban development (DOT). Autoroutes 640 and 25 , both major national transportation routes, meet just south of
486-455: The first saw mill around 1725. In 1803, the bakery was built and established in the village. The current saw and flour mills were built in 1804 and 1846, respectively. Four years following the construction of the flour mill that is currently standing at the Île-des-moulins to this day, the Moulin neuf (New Mill) was built in 1850. In addition, around the same time in 1850, the seigniory office
513-460: The merger with the parish of Saint-Louis de Terrebonne. At the time of the municipal merger in late August 2001, Lachenaie had over 20,000 residents, La Plaine had 17,000 residents, and Terrebonne had almost 46,000 residents. This merger made Terrebonne the 10th largest city in Quebec . Ten years later, the city had around 106,322 citizens on 154.6 km (59.7 sq mi) of land, according to
540-561: The nearby Mascouche station , are a high of 36.7 °C (98.1 °F) in August 1 1975, and a low of −37.2 °C (−35.0 °F) in January 15 1957. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Terrebonne had a population of 119,944 living in 45,247 of its 46,056 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 111,575 . With a land area of 153.76 km (59.37 sq mi), it had
567-518: The owner of the Île-des-moulins decided to destroy the dam with dynamite due to flooding risk. As a result, the dam underwent severe damage, prompting the city of Terrebonne to acquire the island and classify it as a protected historical site in 1973. In 1979, the Ministère des Richesses naturelles du Québec ordered the reconstruction of the Moulin-Neuf dam, to which a pedestrian walkway
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#1732772977367594-494: The parish was founded in 1723 by Louis Lepage de Sainte-Claire, priest of the diocese of Quebec, parish priest of the Île Jésus , and lord of the Seigniory of Terrebonne. The parish was part of the diocese of Saint-Jérôme. The current Saint-Louis-de-France Church built around the year 1878, the third since the foundation of the parish, was equipped with a Casavant organ in 1946. In 1880, parish priest Piché, informally known as
621-532: The past, these sectors were distinct cities, but, on 22 August 2001, they merged under the name of Terrebonne . According to the 2021 Canadian Census Terrebonne has a population of 119,944, making it Montreal's third largest suburb and the largest city on the North Shore. The town of Lachenaie, which was founded in 1683 by Lord Charles Aubert de Lachenaye, is the oldest of the three towns that were merged. Some natives were already present on this territory at
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675-479: The time. The colonisation really started in 1647 when Lachenaie was merged with the Repentigny Seigniory. Louis Lepage de Ste-Claire, priest, canon, and the son of René Lepage de Sainte-Claire , acquired the Seigniory of Terrebonne on 2 September 1720. Abbot Louis Lepage de Ste-Claire built the first church in 1734 and the first manor in 1735. A few years later, Abbot Lepage equipped the town with both
702-469: Was established. In 1973, the Île-des-moulins was classified as a historic site of national interest by the Government of Quebec . The Moulin-Neuf dam allows for the flow regulation of the Rivière des Mille Îles , as well as ice accumulation control in the spring. The first dam at the Île-des-moulins was built in 1721, following the establishment of the very first flour mill. This dam linked
729-429: Was founded during that time, which was later, in 1920, to be renamed La Plaine. The first lord of Terrebonne was André Daulier-Deslandes, who was granted his title in 1673. Following the construction of the first wooden bridge in 1834, two main areas emerged. The commercial area was Terrebonne, while the agricultural one was Saint-Louis de Terrebonne. Terrebonne became incorporated as a city in 1860 and again in 1985 after
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