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SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE
 

The MRC de Deux-Montagnes regroups the municipalities of Saint-Eustache,
Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Pointe-Calumet, Oka and Saint-Placide.

Situated approximately 20 kilometres from Montreal, the MRC is open to the north on the Laurentians region and to the south on Laval and Montreal.  It is limited to the west by the MRC d'Argenteuil, to the north by the MRC de Mirabel, to the east by the MRC de
Therese-de-Blainville and to the south by the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

The MRC de Deux-Montagnes covers an area of 240 km2.

ROAD NETWORK

The MRC de Deux-Montagnes is situated in the centre of a major road network, provinding rapid access to the regions of Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toront, New York and Boston.

  • In the vicinity, on the north-south axis, we find highways 15, 13, 19 as well as two national roads, namely the 117 (Labelle Boulevard) and the 148 (Arthur-Sauvé Boulevard).
  • On the east-west axis, three highways surrond it : the 640, 440 and 50.  A national road, the 344, runs across its entire length.
  • Let's note that the highway network joins highway 40, the Canadian east-west axis, in just a few minutes.
  • On the shores of the lake of Deux-Montagnes, the Oka-Hudson ferry links the MRC up to the West-Island of Montreal, from May 6th to October 30th, in about 10 minutes.  In the winter, depending on weather conditions, an ice bridge connects the two shores.

PUBLIC TRANSIT

The Société de transport de Laval (STL) provides a local service from Saint-Eustache to Montreal (Metro - Henri-Bourassa station).

The Conseil inter-municpal de transport (CIT) de Deux-Montagnes provides bus service from Saint-Eustache to Pointe-Calumet.  It also connects Saint-Eustache to
Sainte-Thérèse.

The Oka-Express (bus) serves as a connection between the municipalities of Oka,
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac and Saint-Placide and the Deux-Montagnes intermodal terminal, where the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) provides a service between Montreal (Central station) and Deux-Montagnes.  Departures and arrivals are frequent and are perfectly suited to workers; the trip only lasts approximately thirty-five minutes.

SOME STATISTICS

POPULATION GROWTH RATIO

 

1981

1991

2001

TOWN

 

 

 

Deux-Montagnes

9,889

13,035

17,080

Oka

2,807

3,314

3,194

Pointe-Calumet

2,935

4,482

5,604

Saint-Eustache

29,771

32,278

40,378

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

2,272

4,312

4,882

Saint-Placide

1,145

1,387

1,537

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

5,586

7,410

8,742

MRC

54,405

71,218

81,417

St-PlacideOkaSt-Joseph-du-LacPointe-CalumetSt-EustacheSte-Marthe-sur-le-LacDeux-Montagnes

*Source: Statistics Canada

COMMENTS

  • The total population of the MRC de Deux-Montagnes counted 81,417 inhabitants in 2001.  This represents 18% of the entire population of the Laurentians region.
  • The MRC de Deux-Montagnes is the third most important in the Laurentians, following the MRC de Thérèse-de-Blainville and the MRC Rivière-du-Nord.
  • The MRC de Deux-Montagnes experienced the second highest population growth of the Laurentides region, after that of the MRC de Thérèse-de-Blainville.

AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME OF HOUSEHOLDS

TOWN

2001

Deux-Montagnes

$58,076

Oka

$59,058

Pointe-Calumet

$43,741

Saint-Eustache

$55,462

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

$60,752

Saint-Placide

$43,493

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

$52,464

 

 

MRC de Deux-Montagnes

$55,078

MRC de Mirabel

$53,028

MRC de Thérèse-de-Blainville

$65,415

Laurentians region

$52,391

Province of Quebec

$49,998

*Source: Statistics Canada

COMMENTS

  • In 2001, the average income per household was $55,078 in the MRC de
    Deux-Montagnes, which is higher than the provincial average ($49,998) and that of the Laurentians ($52,391).
  • In 2001, the average income for women in the MRC de Deux-Montagnes was $24,615 and $37,664 for men.
  • The reporting materiality recourse to government transfers also differend between communities; gouvernment transfers represented 18% of household revenue for Saint-Placide and Pointe-Calumet, against 9% for Saint-Joseph-du-Lac and 10% for Deux-Montagnes and Saint-Eustache.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION PER TOWN (2001)

(Population 15 years old and over)

TOWN

- 9 yrs

9 to 13 yrs

Postsecondary education / trade

College

University

Deux-Montagnes

9 %

39 %

20 %

18 %

14 %

Oka

9 %

39 %

20 %

18 %

14 %

Pointe-Calumet

22 %

48 %

18 %

8 %

4 %

Saint-Eustache

12 %

38 %

22 %

16 %

12 %

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

12 %

45 %

18 %

14 %

11 %

Saint-Placide

22 %

44 %

15 %

9 %

10 %

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

14 %

44 %

21 %

14 %

7 %

MRC de Deux-Montagnes

13 %

40 %

21 %

15 %

11 %

Laurentians region

14 %

38 %

21 %

14 %

13 %

Province of Quebec

15 %

34 %

19 %

15 %

17 %

* Source : Statistics Canada

COMMENTS

  • The towns of Oka and Deux-Montgnes show the highest levels of education (college and university) of the MRC.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PER TOWN OR OTHER

TOWN

2001

2004

Deux-Montagnes

6.9 %

 

Oka

2.7 %

 

Pointe-Calumet

8 %

 

Saint-Eustache

5 %

 

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

4.1 %

 

Saint-Placide

7.6 %

 

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac

7.2 %

 

 

 

 

MRC de Deux-Montagnes

5.7 %

 

Laurentians region

7 %

6.8 %

Province of Quebec

8.2 %

8.5 %

*Source : Statistics Canada

 

COMMENTS

  • In 2001, labour market indicators were favourable for the MRC de Deux-Montgnes.  Therefore, the unemployment rate of 5.7 % was the lowest in twenty years.  In that sense, the MRC de Deux-Montagnes is well positoned compared to the Laurentians region and the rest of the province of Quebec.
  • The unemployment rate in 2001 was identical for both men and women, at 5.7 %.

BUSINESSES

  • In 2002, the MRC de Deux-Montagnes counted 2,203 employers, of which 2/3 had less than 5 employees. The most important businesses were in the industrial and institutional sectors.
  • A total of 31 companies each had more than 100 employees.
  • The industrial park of the town of Saint-Eustache, one of the most important on the north shore of Montreal, is comprised of three sections and cvers a total area of 27,568,400 square feet. More than 280 companies hire close to 6,000 workers. Since 2004, 12,500,000 square feet were added to this park for new companies. Visit the Industrial Park section on our site.
  • The service industry prevails in the economic structure with 72% of the businesses in the MRC de Deux-Montagnes. Among them, let's mention the Centre hospitalier Saint-Eustache, the CLSC Jean-Olivier-Chénier, the Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie des Mille-Îles, the town of Saint-Eustache, the Groupe Mathers,
    Wal-Mart and the Super Club Aqua Club in Pointe-Calumet.
  • During the last five years, numerous Centres de la petite enfance came into being.

IN CONCLUSION

 

The MRC de Deux-Montagnes is part of the Lower Laurentians regions. Industrial activities and commercial and governmental services were grafted onto an economy that was tradionally based on farming activities.

 

The population of the MRC, which counted 81,415 inhabitants in 2001, is the third most important among the MRCs of the Laurentians region.  It reveals a younger profile than the average observed throughout the region.

 

Saint-Eustache, the main gateway for the region, counts nearly half of the MRC's population. It is the heart of the regional economic activity. Its industrial parks, economic and geographical situations make it the most dynamic town in terms of quality and diversity of employment.The labour market indicators in the MRC de Deux-Montagnes are relatively favourable. The activity and employment ratios are higher than in the Laurentians region, the CMA of Montreal and the province of Quebec.

 

As in the province of Quebec, the economy of the MRC is characterized by a high presence of small businesses. In 2002, companies with 19 employees or less represented 92% of businesses.

 

The industrial structure hinges mainly around the secondary sector based on construction and various manufacturing activities, and around services such as wholesale and retail, transport and storage, health and social sevices, education and restaurant industries.

 

The intra and interregional manpower mobility is important and reflects the economic interdependence of the communities. For example, 46% of the working population residing in the MRC work in Montreal and Laval and a total of more than 60% of the population cross the limits of the MRC to go to work. In the context of the constant increasing road traffic growth, we can suppose that, in spite of a low unemployment ration,there is room to appeal to an important number of workers to move their work place closer to their home. It should also be mentioned that the population of the MRC is younger than that of the entire population of the province of Quebec and the Greater Montreal region, which means that an important mass of workers has yet to arrive.

 

In 2001, 3,695 single-parent families were living in the MRC, of which 74% were under the responsibility of a woman.

 

The MRC included, in 2001, 2,605 immigrants, or 3% of the MRC's population. More than tree-quarters of these persones had arrived more than ten years ago.

 

In 2001, there were 4,030 self-employed persons in the MRC, or 10% of the manpower. they were mostly men.