Le Gardeur, Quebec

For other uses, see Le Gardeur.

Le Gardeur (French pronunciation: [lə ɡaʁdœʁ]) was a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada that is now a district of the city of Repentigny. It was merged with Repentigny as part of the 2002 municipal reorganization in Quebec.^[1]

Le Gardeur
Former city
Old house on boulevard Lacombe.
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Area
• Total	37.29 km2 (14.40 sq mi)
Population  (2016 Census)
• Total	21,413
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Dwellings	6,166
	4.8% increase in population (1996–2001)

It is on the L'Assomption River in the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption and is connected to Montreal by Route 138, Autoroute 40, and Via Rail on the Canadian National rail line.

The rural parish of Saint-Paul-l'Ermite was established in 1856. The municipality of the same name was created in 1973 over part of the original territory. It changed its name to Le Gardeur five years later. (Pierre Le Gardeur, Sieur de Repentigny, was the region's first feudal lord, under letters-patent granted in 1647 to the Compagnie des cent associés.) The parish and its church are still active.

Le Gardeur's main population is concentrated near the L'Assomption River in the southernmost part of the city, bordering the rest of Repentigny, and the Saint Lawrence River. The northern part is mostly farmland, and is being developed as a suburban area. This is where the March 2006 announced AMT Repentigny-Mascouche Line commuter train that began service in December 2014 turned off the existing Canadian National line onto its own right of way heading towards Terrebonne.

Trivia

Joe Juneau was born on the territory of Saint-Paul-l'Ermite in 1836. Juneau, Alaska is named after him.^[2]

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Franklin Hill Elementary School in Repentigny^[3]
• Rosemere High School in Rosemere^[4]

Notable People

• Samuel Piette - soccer player

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Histoire de Repentigny". Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
3. "FRANKLIN HILL ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
4. "Rosemere High School Zone Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

Sources

• Lapointe, Poitras. "Canadian Encyclopedia: Le Gardeur". Retrieved 2008-01-12.^{[permanent dead link]}

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