Rosemère, Quebec
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Rosemère is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. The town is noted for its green look, due to the high density of trees. Some wooded areas in the town have been left intact as the town has grown around them. Homes are mostly upscale, varying from renovated cottages to unique character homes.
Contrasting sharply with this green look is Boulevard Curé-Labelle, the town's main commercial artery, which is lined up by suburban shops and shopping malls, the largest of which is Place Rosemère.
[edit] Demographics
According to the Town of Rosemère website:
- Population: 14,407
- Dwellings: 5,258
- Area (km².): 12.35
- Density (persons per km².): 1166
- Mayor: Dr. Hélène Daneault
[edit] History
Rosemere was first settled in 1714, with the establishment of the Mille-Îles Seigneury.[1] By 1780, the Seigneury was well established, with large tracts of land under cultivation. Rosemere was named by J.P. Withers, of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who moved to the area in 1880. At first he called his new home "Rose", after the many wild roses growing there. Later he added "mere" an old English word for a lake. The Mille-Îles river is wide and has the appearance of a lake at this location. So the English meaning would be "lake of roses". After the town's incorporation documents were forwarded to Québec City, an accent was added to the middle e; according to statements by residents. This has never been an issue with the English inhabitants of Rosemère. In French the name does not mean "Mother of Roses", for that would be said "Mère des Roses" in French. So the name has no sensible meaning in French but in typical Canadian fashion the name has become bilingual. In the first half of the last century Rosemere had several natural sandy beaches on the Rivière des Mille-Îles and many cottages along the shoreline that were only used during the summer. A majority of the year-round residents were francophone and many of the summer-only residents were anglophone. After World War II Rosemere was transformed into a bedroom community of Montreal with the construction of homes in the heavily forested areas north of Grande Cote. By 1964, 65% of Rosemère's residents were anglophone. While the French and English residents of Rosemère have always enjoyed the ambience of the area in harmony, the English population has declined over the years to today's 16% (StatsCan 2001 Census).
| North: Sainte-Thérèse | ||
| West: Boisbriand |
Rosemère | East: Lorraine |
| South: Laval |
[edit] External links
- City of Rosemère
- Rosemère/Lorraine Hockey Associtation
- Rosemère/Lorraine Annual Novice Hockey Tournament
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