Sainte-Justine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒystin]) is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,835 as of 2009. It is named after Marie-Justine Têtu, wife to Hector-Louis Langevin, member of Parliament for Dorchester.
It is home to a regional secondary school, Polyvalente des Appalaches.
The famous Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater takes place in Sainte-Justine, the hometown of the author, Roch Carrier.[4]
People linked to Sainte-Justine
- Roch Carrier, author
- Marius Cayouette, organist and composer
- Alex Tanguay, National Hockey League player
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279887". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Justine, Quebec (Code 2428045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Lowrie, Morgan (24 December 2016). "Carrier's 'The Hockey Sweater' still captivates, 70 years after winter of 1946". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
Media related to Sainte-Justine, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
See also
- Daaquam River, a stream
- Roche River (Daaquam River), a stream
- Onze River (Roche River), a stream
- Douze River (Roche River), a stream
- Moulin River (Roche River), a stream
- Famine River, a stream
- Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality (RCM)
- List of municipalities in Quebec
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