Carignan, Quebec

Carignan is a suburban municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in La Vallée du Richelieu Regional County Municipality, about from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 11,740. Carignan was originally the Village Municipality of Chambly. The village of Chambly was established in 1855, less than 10 years after the municipality of Chambly. In 1965 it was renamed Carignan to honour the Carignan Salières Regiment.

Carignan is made up of small urban blocks surrounded by agricultural land where the main crops grown are corn, wheat and soybeans. The municipality borders the Acadia and Richelieu rivers and these merge, creating a small delta. At their tip, one of the city's four islands: Île Goyer (formerly Grande Isle since it is the largest). Also, Île Demers and Île Aux Lièvres Between the islands, there are channels containing unique flora and fauna. Unusual fact, the municipality is cut (to the east and west) by the city of Chambly in two non contiguous portions: there is a discontinuity of 1.8 km on the chemin de la Grande Ligne and 3 km by the Richelieu River.

The current city of Carignan was created on July 1, 1855 on a territory known as Chambly. The original name of Carignan was Saint Joseph de Chambly and it kept this name for more than a century. On June 6, 1871, a large part of Saint Joseph de Chambly broke apart (as well as an important section of Saint Bruno de Montarville) to form the new town of Saint Basile le Grand. Finally, on December 31, 1965, the name Saint Joseph de Chambly was changed to become the new city of Carignan.

The CIT Chambly Richelieu Carignan provides commuter and local bus services.