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Verchères
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,759.
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Verchères | |
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![]() Statue honouring heroine Madeleine de Verchères. | |
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. | |
Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°21′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
Constituted | September 18, 1971 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alexandre Bélisle |
• Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
• Prov. riding | Verchères |
Area | |
• Total | 85.20 km2 (32.90 sq mi) |
• Land | 72.63 km2 (28.04 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 5,759 |
• Density | 79.3/km2 (205/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,453 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways ![]() | ![]() |
Website | www |
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