Saint-Hyacinthe

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Saint-Hyacinthe

Total population

57,239

Founded

1849

Land area191.6 km²

Coordinates45.63°, -72.94°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region and is crossed by the Yamaska River, which is perpendicular to Quebec Autoroute 20. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Gérald Fauteux

Canadian judge (1900–1980); 13th Chief Justice of Canada

Marc-André Bourdon

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Francine Lalonde

Canadian politician (1940-2014)

Vincent Riendeau

Canadian ice hockey player

Denis DeJordy

Canadian ice hockey player

Gaspard Fauteux

Canadian parliamentarian (1898-1963)

François Langelier

Canadian politician (1838-1915)

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Gaétan Malo

German ice hockey player

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Gaëtan Lavertu

Canadian politician

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Gérard Théberge

Canadian ice hockey player (1930–2000)

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Marie Luc Arpin

Canadian water polo player

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François Avard

Canadian screenwriter

Thomas Morris

American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin (1861-1928)

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Adélard Fontaine

Canadian politician (1892–1967)

Alexandre Taché

Canadian politician

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Andrée Champagne

Canadian politician (1939–2020)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Quebec

• Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
  3 mi away
• La Présentation
  5.9 mi away
• Saint-Simon-de-Bagot
  8.1 mi away
• Saint-Pie
  8.6 mi away
• Saint-Jude
  10.4 mi away
• Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
  12.6 mi away
• Belœil
  13.5 mi away · pop. 24,104
• Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
  13.5 mi away
• Rougemont
  14.3 mi away
• McMasterville
  15 mi away · pop. 5,936
• Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu
  15.1 mi away
• Saint-Denis
  15.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Saint-Hyacinthe

Étude pédologique du comté de Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)

Luc Lamontagne · 1991

Charte et règlements de la cité de St-Hyacinthe

Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec) · 1993

Charte et Reglements

Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec) · 1895

1852-1952: album historique du centenaire du diocèse de Saint-Hyacinthe

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (diocèse) · 1952

Souvenir de la reunion générale des élèves du Séminaire de St. Hyacinthe, les 25 et 26 juin 1878

Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec). Séminaire · 1878

Le problème agricole au Canada français

Congrès agricole (1916 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) · 1996

Règlements du Conseil de ville de St.-Hyacinthe

Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec). Conseil de ville. · 1987

Colloque sur le cheval

Colloque sur le cheval (1994 Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec) · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-09-19

Two-striped Grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus

Seen 2026-09-18

Sharp-scaly Pholiota

Pholiota squarrosoides

Seen 2026-09-17

Two-spotted Stink Bug

Perillus bioculatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Pandorus Sphinx

Eumorpha pandorus

Seen 2026-09-12

Aborted entoloma

Entoloma abortivum

Seen 2026-09-11

Club Foot

Ampulloclitocybe clavipes

Seen 2026-09-11

Plums-and-Custard

Tricholomopsis rutilans

Seen 2026-09-11

Sphinx ladies’ tresses

Spiranthes incurva

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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