Sainte-Sophie is a municipality in the Laurentides

Laurentides (region)

The Laurentides is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains...

 region of Quebec, Canada, part of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality

La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec

La Rivière-du-Nord is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. The region is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord. La Rivière-du-Nord is located in the Laurentides region of Quebec...

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History

The new Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was created on May 2, 2000, when the old Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was merged with the Village Municipality of New Glasgow.

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 10,355 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 8966
• Population in 1996: 8691
  • Sainte-Sophie: 8534
  • New Glasgow: 157
• Population in 1991:
  • Sainte-Sophie: 7377
  • New Glasgow: 167

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 3923 (total: 4142)