Varennes, Quebec
History
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The history of Varennes starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières in New France. René Gaultier, sieur de Varennes, was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes. Jaques-René, one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed the Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérèse, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel. The town was captured by the British in 1760 during the Montreal Campaign. It was part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then of Lower Canada, before it returned to being part of Quebec again in 1867 due to Canadian Confederation.
Varennes gained the status of city in 1972.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1976 | 6,469 | — |
1981 | 8,764 | +35.5% |
1986 | 10,489 | +19.7% |
1991 | 14,758 | +40.7% |
1996 | 18,842 | +27.7% |
2001 | 19,653 | +4.3% |
2006 | 20,950 | +6.6% |
2011 | 20,994 | +0.2% |
2016 | 21,257 | +1.3% |
2021 | 21,198 | −0.3% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Varennes had a population of 21,198 living in 8,412 of its 8,538 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 21,257. With a land area of 94.8 km (36.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.6/km (579.1/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 21,198 (-0.3% from 2016) | 21,257 (+1.3% from 2011) | 20,994 (+0.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 94.80 km (36.60 sq mi) | 94.41 km (36.45 sq mi) | 92.53 km (35.73 sq mi) |
Population density | 223.6/km (579/sq mi) | 225.2/km (583/sq mi) | 226.9/km (588/sq mi) |
Median age | 42.4 (M: 41.2, F: 43.2) | 41.1 (M: 40.4, F: 41.6) | 39.5 (M: 38.7, F: 40.2) |
Private dwellings | 8,538 (total) | 8,315 (total) | 8,001 (total) |
Median household income | $103,000 | $90,315 | $83,908 |
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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21,075
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19,855 | ![]() |
94.2% | 315 | ![]() |
1.5% | 225 | ![]() |
1.1% | 555 | ![]() |
2.6% | |||||
2016
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21,120
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20,190 | ![]() |
95,6% | 310 | ![]() |
1.5% | 120 | ![]() |
0.6% | 425 | ![]() |
2.0% | |||||
2011
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20,835
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19,985 | ![]() |
95.9% | 360 | ![]() |
1.7% | 125 | ![]() |
0.6% | 365 | ![]() |
1.8% | |||||
2006
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20,770
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20,010 | ![]() |
96.3% | 305 | ![]() |
1.5% | 45 | ![]() |
0.2% | 410 | ![]() |
2.0% | |||||
2001
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19,520
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18,990 | ![]() |
97.3% | 375 | ![]() |
1.9% | 35 | ![]() |
0.2% | 120 | ![]() |
0.6% | |||||
1996
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18,705
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18,265 | n/a | 97.7% | 285 | n/a | 1.5% | 95 | n/a | 0.5% | 60 | n/a | 0.3% |
Notable people
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See also
- Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality
- Saint Lawrence River
- Saint-Charles River (Varennes)
- List of cities in Quebec