Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome
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624, rue Notre-Dame, 2e étage Saint-Chrysostome QC J0S 1R0 Phone : 450-826-3911 Fax : 450-826-0568 Email : dg@mun-sc.ca Website: www.mun-sc.ca |
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| Mrs Jocelyne Lefort, Mayor |
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| Director General and Secretary-Treasurer : Céline Ouimet Municipal Councillors : Denis Lefort, Marc Roy, Steve Laberge, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Dupras, Richard Béliveau |
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Designation of Inhabitants
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Geographic Code
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Chrysostomien, ienne
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2,584 inhabitants
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99.95 km2
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69017
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| Town Hall | Cécile-Rochefort Park | Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day | Russeltown United Church |
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Introduction and Background
The Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome was constituted on September 29th, 1999, with the merger of the Municipality of the Village of Saint-Chrysostome (1902) and the Municipality of the Parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme(-de-Russelltown). Russelltown, located in the southeast sector of the Beauharnois seigneury, was named after a son of Lord Ellice by the land-surveyor responsible for the dividing of the seigneury, as was the custom at that time.
Saint-Chrysostome's name pays tribute to Jean Chrysostome, archbishop of Constantinople (in the year 398) and recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as a Saint and Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was known for his eloquence in preaching and public-speaking and, after his death, he was given the Greek surname chrysostomos, meaning "golden mouth" (Quebec's Toponomy Commission).
The Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome encompasses a large town centre, a small hamlet (Aubrey) and "Russelltown Flatts", home to the oldest, and still well-preserved, Protestant church in the area, built in 1826. The beauty of this area is found in the pleasing symmetry of its agricultural landscapes and well-established farms.
Saint-Chrysostome's coat of arms bears three sheaves of corn that represent the municipality's constant growth, and emblems, designed by Mayor Gilles Bigras, that express the skills and virtues of the municipality's founding fathers in 1838. The paddle wheel symbolizing the mill built by pioneer James Duncan, and the splendid neo-gothic church as the heart of Saint-Chrysostome. The three founding nationalities are represented by the symbols of their countries of origin: the thistle for Scotland, the fleur-de-lys for France, and the shamrock for Ireland.
*Source, Population and Surface: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.
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