Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec facts for kids
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Sainte-Mélanie
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Municipality
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Rocher Lake, largest lake within the municipality
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Joliette |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.30 km2 (30.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 75.84 km2 (29.28 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,892 |
| • Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,404 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) |
J0K 3A0
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| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Sainte-Mélanie is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the western shores of the L'Assomption River.
History
Sainte-Mélanie used to be part of the territory of the Ailleboust Seignory, which was given to Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil (1694-1785) in 1736. By 1800, Pierre-Louis Panet (1761-1812) was Lord of Ailleboust. His daughter Charlotte-Mélanie Panet (1794-1872) may have been the source of the name Sainte-Mélanie, also a reference to Melania the Younger (383-439). Charlotte-Mélanie's husband, Marc-Antoine-Louis Lévesque (1782-1833), donated the land in 1814 for a chapel that was built in 1830. The Parish of Sainte-Mélanie was founded in 1832. Four years later, in 1836, the post office opened under the name Daillebout.
