Marieville

Marieville
City
Saint-Nom-de-Marie Church
Location within Rouville RCM
Marieville Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°26′N 73°10′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Rouville
Constituted	June 14, 2000
Government
• Mayor	Vincent Després
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Iberville
Area
• Total	62.90 km2 (24.29 sq mi)
• Land	63.23 km2 (24.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	11,332
• Density	179.2/km2 (464/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.7%
• Dwellings	4,776
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3M
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-10	R-112 R-227
Website	www.ville.marieville.qc.ca

Marieville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 30 km (19 mi) east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 11,332.

History

In 1708, Sieur Claude de Ramezey obtained a parcel of land which was named the Monnoir manor. Population increased starting at around 1740. It became a parish in 1832 and officially an incorporated municipality in 1858 and later an incorporated city in 1905. In 2000, the parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, which previously demerged from Marieville in 1855 was re-merged. Its main economic activity today is still agriculture.

Geography

Marieville is accessible via Quebec Autoroute 10, which runs from Montreal to Sherbrooke via Granby and Magog. Quebec Route 112 is a route that runs parallel to A-10 but through the municipality but continues north of Sherbrooke toward Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 227 is the secondary road that connects A-10 to the centre of Marieville and runs south towards Champlain Lake and north towards Quebec Autoroute 20 near Sainte-Madeleine.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marieville had a population of 11,332 living in 4,678 of its 4,776 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 10,725. With a land area of 63.23 km² (24.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 179.2/km² (464.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	11,332	5.7%
2016	10,725	6.3%
2011	10,094	27.7%
2006	7,904	9.2%
2001	7,240	31.4%
1996	5,510	7.4%
1991	5,128	4.4%
1986	4,913	1.8%
1981	4,824	0.6%
1976	4,853	3.9%
1971	4,670	6.9%
1966	4,368	14.7%
1961	3,809	9.5%
1956	3,478	11.6%
1951	3,117	30.2%
1941	2,394	20.5%
1931	1,986	13.6%
1921	1,748	10.1%
1911	1,587	21.5%
1901	1,306	3.2%
1891	1,266	26.7%
1881	999	38.2%
1871	723	5.0%
1861	761	N/A

(+) Amalgamation with Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir on June 14, 2000.

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Percent (%)
French only	10,585	94.6%
English only	190	1.7%
Both English and French	115	1.0%
Other languages	280	2.5%

Attractions

Marieville has its own Christmas Market. There were Christmas Markets since 2010. It also has its Public Market from June to October, since June 2012.

Government

City Council

• Vincent Després, mayor.

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

Notable people

• Thierry Larose, indie rock singer-songwriter
• Kevin Owens, WWE wrestler, was born and raised in Marieville

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan, which provides commuter and local bus services

External links

• City of Marieville website (French only)
• Marieville's Public Market website (French only)