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Ville de Delson
—  City  â€”
Coat of arms
Location within Roussillon Regional County Municipality.
Coordinates (50, rue Sainte-Thérèse [1]): 45°22′32″N 73°32′31″W / 45.37556°N 73.54194°W / 45.37556; -73.54194
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Roussillon
Established	April 01, 1918
Incorporated	February 21, 1957
Electoral Districts Federal	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
Provincial	La Prairie
Government [1][2][3]
- Mayor	Georges Gagné
- Federal MP(s)	Carole Freeman (BQ)
- Quebec MNA(s)	François Rebello (PQ)
Area [4]
- Land	7.13 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[4]
- Total	7,322
- Density	1,026.8/km2 (2,659.4/sq mi)
- Change (2001-06)	â–²4.2%
- Dwellings	2,782
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	J5B
Area code(s)	450
Access Routes[5] A-30	Route 132 Route 209
Website	www.ville.delson.qc.ca

Delson is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated 8 mi/13 km SSE of Montreal within the regional county municipality of Roussillion in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,322.

On its small territory, Delson is crossed by Route 132 and the Turtle River (rivière de la Tortue). The city owns a portion of the Champlain industrial park as well as the Delson commuter train station with service to and from Montreal on the Metropolitan Transport Agency (AMT)'s Delson-Candiac line.

History

The origin of the name Delson comes from the Delaware and Hudson Railway, now a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which runs through the town. The Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) occupies a large tract between Delson and Saint-Constant.

Delson was founded in 1918 as a village before obtaining its status of a city 21 February 1957. The village of Delson was created from three parishes: St Andrews (1924)of the United and St David (1938) of the Anglican as well as Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (1932) of the Catholic faith.

Demographics

Population

Population trend^[6]

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[4]

Famous residents

Delson is the hometown of retired NHL goalie Marcel Cousineau, and David Jackson

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

1. Official Site Ville de Delson (French only)
2. Official Site AMT
3. Official Site Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) at Delson/Saint-Constant

	Sainte-Catherine	Saint Lawrence River
	Saint-Constant		Candiac
		Delson
		Saint-Constant

Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16) Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories Brome-Missisquoi  · La Haute-Yamaska Â· Acton  · Pierre-De Saurel Â· Les Maskoutains Â· Rouville  · Le Haut-Richelieu Â· La Vallée-du-Richelieu Â· Longueuil Â· Lajemmerais  · Roussillon  · Les Jardins-de-Napierville Â· Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Â· Beauharnois-Salaberry  · Vaudreuil-Soulanges Major1 municipalities Cowansville Â· Granby Â· Sorel-Tracy Â· Saint-Hyacinthe  · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu  · Chambly Â· Saint-Basile-le-Grand  · Mont-Saint-Hilaire  · Beloeil Â· Brossard Â· Saint-Lambert Â· Boucherville Â· Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville  · Longueuil Â· Sainte-Julie Â· Varennes Â· La Prairie Â· Candiac Â· Sainte-Catherine Â· Saint-Constant Â· Mercier Â· Châteauguay Â· Beauharnois Â· Salaberry-de-Valleyfield  · Pincourt Â· Vaudreuil-Dorion  · Saint-Lazare Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 45°22′N 73°33′W / 45.367°N 73.55°W / 45.367; -73.55