Saint-Luc, Quebec
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Saint-Luc was a town
in southwestern Quebec
, Canada
on the Richelieu River
. In 2000, the towns of Saint-Luc, Saint-Athanase
, Iberville
, and Acadie merged into the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Saint-Luc is located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu
. Population: (2001) 20,573.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on the Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
. In 2000, the towns of Saint-Luc, Saint-Athanase
Saint-Athanase, Quebec
Saint-Athanase is a municipality in Quebec located east of the now-fused city of Iberville to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu....
, Iberville
Iberville, Quebec
Iberville was a city in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, on the east side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It was about 30 miles from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain...
, and Acadie merged into the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Saint-Luc is located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Haut-Richelieu is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through the RCM.-Communities:...
. Population: (2001) 20,573.