Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec

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Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Ville de Mont-Saint-Hilaire
—  Ville  —
Skyline of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 73°10′00″W / 45.533333, -73.166667
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Region Montérégie (16)
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Established 1966
Government
 - Mayor Michel Gilbert
Area
 - Land 44.29 km² (17.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 15,720
 - Density 354.9/km² (919.2/sq mi)
 - Change ~2001 +10.2%
 - Dwellings 6,325
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J3H
Area code(s) 450
Website: ville.mont-saint-hilaire.qc.ca


Mont-Saint-Hilaire is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu.

A significant deposit of the semi-precious mineral Sodalite is located near Mont-Saint-Hilaire.

McGill's Gault Nature Reserve resides over the thousand hectares of primeval forest land, used for research and recreation purposes.

[edit] Museums

  • Museum of arts of Mont-Saint-Hilaire
  • Art center Ozias Leduc
  • Manoir Rouville-Campbell
  • Saint-Hilaire church

[edit] Geographic location

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 45°32′N, 73°10′W