| Saint-Hubert | ||
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| Borough of Longueuil | ||
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Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil. |
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| Location in southern Quebec. | ||
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°25′W / 45.500°N 73.417°W | ||
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| City | Longueuil | |
| Established | 1860 | |
| Merger with Longueuil | January 1, 2002 | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert |
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Laporte Vachon |
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| • Type | Borough | |
| • Federal MP(s) |
Michel Picard (LPC) Pierre Nantel (NDP) |
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| • Quebec MNA(s) |
Nicole Ménard (PLQ) Martine Ouellet (PQ) |
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| Area | ||
| • Land | 65.98 km2 (25.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 77,028 | |
| • Density | 1,167.5/km2 (3,024/sq mi) | |
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| • Dwellings | 30,284 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J3Y, J3Z, J4T | |
| Area code(s) | 450 | |
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| Website | ville.longueuil.qc.ca | |
Saint-Hubert (/seɪntˈhjuːbərt/, French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ybɛʁ], Quebec French pronunciation: [sẽɪ̯̃t͡s‿ybaɛ̯ʁ]) is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics Institute, Saint-Hubert had 78,336 in 2006. The area of the borough is 65.98 km². Longueuil's city hall is now located in Saint-Hubert. Saint-Hubert is located about 14 kilometers (almost 9 miles) from downtown Montreal.
The borough has a wide array of commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises. The aerospace industry is arguably the most important of these enterprises. Pratt & Whitney Canada designs and manufactures jet engines at a plant near Saint-Hubert Airport. The Canadian Space Agency has its head office in the borough. The École nationale d'aérotechnique, a school that teaches aeronautics is located in the borough and operated by Collège Édouard-Montpetit.