The moving experts in Sainte-Julie

Sainte-Julie is a city of houses first. In the 2021 Census, single-detached houses made up 66.8% of occupied dwellings, against 31.9% in Longueuil. Nearly eight households in ten owned their home (79.8%), and the average household had 2.5 people. Many of those houses date from the 1980s and 1990s (43.2% of dwellings), most have at least three bedrooms (69.3%), and people stay put: only 30.7% of residents had changed address within five years, against 43.8% in Longueuil.

The city sits where autoroutes 20 and 30 meet and belongs to the MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville, not the agglomération de Longueuil. To get around once you have settled in, local transit is free on every route, and express buses leave the terminus for Montreal, Longueuil and Saint-Hyacinthe.

If the truck or a container has to block a sidewalk, the street or a bike path, the City first asks you to contact its urban planning department, at 450 922-7142. Allow about ten working days for the authorization to occupy public property, so it is best to apply as soon as your date is set.

Your bins do not come with you. They are tied to the building they were delivered to, and owners and tenants alike leave them for the next occupants. For everything else, Sainte-Julie is served by the Écocentre Marguerite-D’Youville, which has two service points, one in Contrecœur and one in Varennes.

As for paperwork, your change of address with the City happens automatically through the transfer duties when you buy, but no new tax bill is sent: paying the balance on the due dates is up to you. A dog is registered with Proanima within 30 days. And the City offers new residents a meeting with a staff member to answer their questions. Sign up for Mon Sainte-Julie too, the City’s alert system: among other things, it warns you of parking bans during snow clearing.

For prices, see How much does a move cost?