Beauharnois (/boʊˈhɑːrnwɑː/)[5] is a city located in the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Greater Montreal Area. The city’s population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 12,011. It is home to the Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station, as well as the Beauharnois Lock of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
For other uses, see Beauharnois.
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The Battle of Beauharnois was fought at Beauharnois in 1838, between Lower Canada loyalists and Patriote rebels.
As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the neighbouring towns of Maple Grove and Melocheville were amalgamated into Beauharnois on January 1, 2002.
The following locations reside within the municipality’s boundaries:[1]
- Domaine-de-la-Pointe-des-Érables (45°19′29″N73°51′11″W) – a residential area north of Maple Grove
- Maple Grove (45°19′15″N73°50′20″W) – a former municipality that makes up the northeast boundary of Beauharnois
- Melocheville (45°19′02″N73°56′15″W) – a former municipality that makes up the western boundary of Beauharnois, located on the west shore of the Beauharnois Canal
- Parc-Tisseur (45°17′42″N73°53′02″W) – a residential area in southern Beauharnois
- Rivière-Nord (45°00′34″N74°24′04″W) – a hamlet in southern Beauharnois
- Saint-Paul (45°18′33″N73°53′51″W) – a residential area located on Route 205
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