Châteauguay

Châteauguay (English: /ˈʃætɡ/ SHAT-oh-gay, French: [ʃɑtoɡɛ], locally [-ɡe]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, located on both the Chateauguay River and Lac St-Louis, which is a section of the St. Lawrence River. The population of the city of Châteauguay at the 2021 Census was 50,815, and the population centre was 75,891.

Châteauguay
Motto(s): 
Unita Fortior
(Latin: "Stronger when United")
Location within Roussillon RCM
Châteauguay
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′N 73°45′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRoussillon
ConstitutedNovember 3, 1975
Government
  MayorÉric Allard
  Federal ridingChâteauguay—Lacolle
  Prov. ridingChâteauguay
Area
  City46.50 km2 (17.95 sq mi)
  Land34.31 km2 (13.25 sq mi)
  Urban
50.48 km2 (19.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  City50,815
  Density1,481.2/km2 (3,836/sq mi)
  Urban
75,891
  Urban density1,503.4/km2 (3,894/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
6.1%
  Dwellings
20,412
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J6J, J6K
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-30

R-132
R-138
Websitewww.ville.chateauguay.qc.ca
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