Sainte-Julie, Quebec

Sainte-Julie
Sainte-Julie municipal library.
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Sainte-Julie
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°35′N 73°20′W / 45.583°N 73.333°W / 45.583; -73.333
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMMarguerite-D'Youville
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
  MayorMario Lemay
  Federal ridingMontarville
  Prov. ridingVerchères
Area
  Total
48.90 km2 (18.88 sq mi)
  Land48.49 km2 (18.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
30,045
  Density619.6/km2 (1,605/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
0.5%
  Dwellings
11,761
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
A-30

R-229
Websitewww.ville.
sainte-julie.qc.ca

Sainte-Julie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒyli]; originally Sainte-Julie-de-Verchères), is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 30,045. In 2009 Sainte-Julie was called one of the best towns in which to live in Quebec, and the city is often known as "The Happiest City in Quebec" (French: "La ville la plus heureuse du Québec").