Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Quebec

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan is a Quebec municipality located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality located in the Lanaudière region. According to the town's website, the population is approximately 4 500 [http://www.strochlachigan.com/bienvenue.html] and growing steadily as a result of the suburban sprawl in the northern crown of the Greater Montreal area.

History

The first settlers arrived near the 1770s and built a flour mill on a township located alongside the Rivière de l'Achigan. The area was located on the northern edges of the first developed lands that were located along both sides of the Saint Lawrence River. It was 1832 that Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan became a parish, three years after the construction of its first school.

Transportation

The town is accessible via Autoroute 25 which links Laval and Montreal towards the northeastern suburbs including Terrebonne and Mascouche. When the toll bridge connecting Montreal and Laval will be built, it will also have a direct link to the south shore of Montreal and Autoroutes 20 and 40. The municipality is located near the northern terminus of the Autoroute which continues further north via Route 125 towards the Mont-Tremblant Provincial Park north of Saint-Donat and Rawdon.

ee also

* List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

* [http://www.strochlachigan.com/bienvenue.html Website of the Municipality]