Everything about Terrebonne Quebec totally explained
Terrebonne is an
off-island suburb of
Montreal, in western
Quebec. It is located on the
north shores of the
Rivière des Mille-Îles and of the
Rivière des Prairies, North of
Montreal and
Laval.
This city is divided in three sectors, namely
Lachenaie,
La Plaine and Terrebonne. These sectors used to be distinct cities, but, in
2001, consented in merging and formed the new city under the name of
Terrebonne with a population of about 95,000 in
2006.
History
The city of Lachenaie is the oldest one and was founded in 1670 by Lord Charles Aubert de Lachenaye. Some natives were already present on this territory at the time. The colonisation really started in 1647 when Lachenaie was merged with the Repentigny Seigniory. Another Lord, the abbot Louis Lepage de Ste-Claire built the first church in 1734 and the first manor in 1735. A few years later, the abbot Lepage equipped the city with a saw mill and a flour mill.
The city of La Plaine was founded in 1830 on fragments of other cities, namely
Mascouche,
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines,
Saint-Lin and Terrebonne. At that time, the lords of Terrebonne and Lachenaie built the road named "chemin de la Grande Ligne" to join the two cities. It is now called the boulevard Laurier. In 1877, the rail system was developed and stimulated the economic growth. The village of Saint-Joachim was founded during that time, which was later, in 1920, to be renamed La Plaine.
The first lord of Terrebonne was André Daulier-Deslandes, who got his title in 1673. After the construction of the first wooden bridge in 1834, two main areas emerged. The commercial area was Terrebonne, and the agricultural was Saint-Louis de Terrebonne. In 1985, the two cities merged.
Population
At the time of the merge in 2001, Lachenaie had more than 20,000 citizens, La Plaine 17,000 and Terrebonne almost 46,000. This merge made Terrebonne the 10th biggest city in
Quebec. As of 2006, the city has around 95,000 citizens on of land.
Sister city
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