Saint-Hippolyte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ipɔlit] ⓘ; historically Saint-Hippolyte-de-Kilkenny)[4] is a municipality within La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Mountains about 45 km north of Montreal.
The name was chosen to honor Hippolyte Moreau, titular canon of the Cathedral of Montreal (1854-1880) and vicar general (1873-1880).
The name is a reference to Hippolytus of Rome, one of the most important second-third century Christian theologians.
The highest daily rainfall on record is 101.1 millimetres (3.98 in) on 1 July 1979 and the record daily snowfall is 50.8 centimetres (20.0 in) on 3 February 1972, with the greatest measured snow depth being 150 centimetres (59 in) on 9 March 2008.
[8] Population trend:[10] Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4,683 (total dwellings: 5,597) Mother tongue: The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.