McMasterville

McMasterville is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 5,936. It is within the Administrative Region of Montérégie.

Key facts

Settlement.name: McMasterville
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: McMasterville, Quebec - église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus - 6.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sacré Coeur de Jésus church
Settlement.image_seal: Blason ville ca McMasterville (Québec).svg
Settlement.image_map: McMasterville Quebec location diagram.PNG
Settlement.map_caption: Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Southern Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in southern Quebec.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Montérégie
Settlement.subdivision_type3: RCM
Settlement.subdivision_name3: La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Settlement.established_title1: Constituted
Settlement.established_date1: July 31, 1917
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: McMastervilloise
Population: 6097
Area: 3.40
Official website: www.mcmasterville.ca
Image: McMasterville-Route 223 (vue vers le sud)-Coin Bernard-Pilon-2022-05-15.jpg

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Commons category: McMasterville
inception: 1917-07-31
external georeferencing URL: portail.geocentralis.com/public/sig-web/mrcvr/57025

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==History== The town was founded in 1917 to house workers of the Canadian Explosives Limited which operated until 1998. The town is named after the first chairman of that company, William McMaster.