Granby is a city in southwestern
QuebecQuebec 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....
, located east of
MontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The population as of the
Canada 2006 CensusThe Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 47,637. Granby is the seat of
La Haute-Yamaska Regional County MunicipalityLa Haute-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in southcentral Quebec, Canada. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River which cuts through the south part of the Regional County Municipality, and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County...
. It is the fifth most populated city in
MontérégieMontérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
after
LongueuilLongueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
BrossardBrossard is a suburban area, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet...
and
Saint-HyacintheSaint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
. The city is named after
John Manners, Marquess of GranbyEarl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
. It is the hometown of "Canadian Jos. St-Onge", a well known prize fighter in the 20's and 30's, and the birthplace of
Pierre-Luc Dusseault, the youngest
Member of ParliamentThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in Canadian history.
History
The city was settled at the end of the 18th century by three brothers whose name the city commemorated for a while as Frost Village. It became an incorporated municipality in 1816 and a city in 1971.
In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and Granby Township held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007.
Demographics
Population
Population trend
| Census |
Population |
Change (%) |
| Merger |
59,385 (+) |
19.8% |
| 2006 |
47,637 |
8.0% |
| 2001 |
44,121 |
1.9% |
| 1996 |
43,316 |
1.2% |
| 1991 |
42,804 |
N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the City and the Township of Granby on January 1, 2007.
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)
| Language |
Population |
Pct (%) |
| French only |
43,550 |
94.47% |
| English only |
900 |
1.95% |
| Both English and French |
120 |
0.26% |
| Other languages |
1,530 |
3.32% |
Economy & Attractions
Granby is a regional center for industries (textile, lumber, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a touristic city, due to the presence of the important
Granby ZooThe Granby Zoo is a zoo in Granby, Quebec and is one of Quebec's major tourist attractions.It was founded in 1953 by the mayor of Granby at the time, Pierre-Horace Boivin. There are currently more than 1000 different animals grouped into 200 species. The zoo has 516,000 visitors per year and...
, founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It hosts a
Fête des Mascottes ("Mascot Festival") each year in July.
Granby is the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") in which many well-known artists, such as Jean Leloup and Luc Delarochelière, have first gained public exposure.
Granby also hosts the international classic car show with over 2500 antiques, vintage, hot rods, muscle cars and classic imports cars every summer.
Granby's annual classic car show
Sports
From 1981 to 1997, Granby was home to a QMJHL team, originally called the
Granby BisonsThe Granby Bisons were a junior ice hockey team founded in 1981 after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Éperviers. The Bisons played at Arena Leonard Grondin in Granby, Quebec. In 1995 they were renamed the Granby Prédateurs. Today they are...
but changed to the
Granby PrédateursThe Granby Prédateurs were a junior ice hockey team originally founded in 1981 after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Éperviers. The team was originally known as the Granby Bisons, but changed their name to the Prédateurs in 1995...
in 1995. The team won the
Memorial CupThe Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
in 1996. In 1997, the franchise relocated to
Sydney, Nova ScotiaSydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
and became the
Cape Breton Screaming EaglesThe Cape Breton Screaming Eagles are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Their home rink is Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.-Franchise history :...
.
Transportation
The public transit department of the city is the Granby transport en commun. Until 1956, it was served by the
Montreal and Southern Counties RailwayThe Montreal and Southern Counties Railway Company was an interurban streetcar line that ran between Montreal and Granby until 1956. A second branch served the city of Longueuil....
.
Twin towns
Granby's
twin citiesTwin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
are:
ThunThun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
,
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See also
- List of census agglomerations by province or territory (Quebec)
- Granby (township)
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Municipal history of Quebec
The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but it really developed in a first time in 1841, then 1 July 1845 when the Parliament of the Province of Canada adopts the law 8 Victoria chapter 40 to create local authorities in...
- Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company
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