Saint-Colomban is a city in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus. The pioneer responsible for developing the village was the priest John Falvey, who constructed the parish and preached to the first parishioners. Saint-Colomban was also the birthplace of Mr. Justice Emmett Hall, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada widely considered to be one of the fathers of Medicare.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Colomban had a population of 17,740 living in 6,632 of its 6,807 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 16,019. With a land area of 92.71 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

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