Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

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Saint-Hyacinthe (pronEng|seɪnt jæˈsɛnt in English, IPA2|sɛ̃tijasɛ̃t in French) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. Population (2006 census) 55,823.

In 1849 Saint-Hyacinthe was created a village; at the time it had a population of 10,200. A year later it was made a town, and in 1857 it was made a city.

On January 1, 2002 the city of Saint-Hyacinthe amalgamated with five neighbouring towns (listed here with their population in 2001):
* Saint-Hyacinthe (39,739)
* Sainte-Rosalie (4,170)
* Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (4,000)
* Sainte-Rosalie Parish (1,476)
* Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur (1,151)
* Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe (858)

Saint-Hyacinthe is the headquarters of the Casavant Frères pipe organ builders.

The private St-Hyacinthe Airport is three miles to the west of the city.

From 1989 to 1996 the city had a team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. Currently the city is represented in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey by the Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design.

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest =
North = Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Northeast =
West = La Présentation
Centre = Saint-Hyacinthe
East = Saint-Simon,
Saint-Dominique
Southwest =
South = Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Saint-Damase, Saint-Pie
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ee also

* Municipal reorganization in Quebec
* Saint Hyacinth

External links

* [http://www.ville.st-hyacinthe.qc.ca/anglais/mayor.html Saint-Hyacinthe website]