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'Salaberry-de-Valleyfield' is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. This city is situated at the eastern end of Lac Saint-François. It is an industrial centre with a port on the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
The Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (''Écomusée des Deux-Rives''), which covers the economic and cultural history of the region, is found in the city.
Salaberry was named after Colonel Charles de Salaberry who served with the British army during the War of 1812. "Valleyfield" came from the Valleyfield Mills, a paper mill south of Edinburgh in Scotland.
[Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Basilica:[1]
In 2002 it amalgamated with the following communities:
(2001 population)

★ Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (26,170)

★ Saint-Timothée (8,299)

★ Grande-Île (4,559)
According to the Canada 2001 Census:

★ Population: 39,028

★ % Change (1996-2001): -1.4

★ Dwellings: 17,434

★ Area (km².): 106.76

★ Density (persons per km².): 365.6
It's been the site of "Les Regates de Valleyfield" an international hydroplane race
since 1938

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Demographics

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Demographics

''(former city of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)''

★ Caucasian: 98.6%

★ All others: 1.4%

	'North:' ''Saint Lawrence River''
'West:' Coteau-du-Lac	'Salaberry-de-Valleyfield'	'East:' Beauharnois
	'South:' Saint-Stanislas-de-Kosta, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague

External link

★ Salaberry-de-Valleyfield official website