Saint-Luc, Quebec

Saint-Luc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lyk] ⓘ) was a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River.

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Luc in Mauricie which was renamed Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes in 1991.

In December 1970, the final members of the Front de libération du Québec who were arrested for their roles in the October Crisis were arrested here.

On January 24, 2001, the towns of Saint-Luc, Saint-Athanase, Iberville, and L'Acadie merged into the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.[1]

Saint-Luc was located in Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality. Population: (2001) 20,573.

Education

The Honore-Mercier School Commission, South Shore Protestant Regional School Board and the Chambly Catholic School Board previously served the municipality.[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2012-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.

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