Richelieu, Quebec

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Richelieu, Quebec

Richelieu, Quebec
—  City  —
Location within Rouville Regional County Municipality.
Coordinates (200, boulevard Richelieu ): 45°26′35″N 73°15′12″W / 45.44306°N 73.25333°W / 45.44306; -73.25333
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Rouville
Incorporated March 15, 2000
Electoral Districts
Federal
Chambly—Borduas
Provincial Chambly
Government
 - Mayor Jacques Ladouceur
 - Federal MP(s) Matthew Dubé (NDP)
 - Quebec MNA(s) Bertrand St-Arnaud (PQ)
Area
 - Land 31.02 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,208
 - Density 167.9/km2 (434.9/sq mi)
 - Change (2001-06) increase7.4%
 - Dwellings 2,122
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J3L
Area code(s) 450
Access Routes
A-10
Route 112
Route 227
Website www.ville.richelieu.qc.ca

Richelieu is a city in Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,208. Its name comes from the fact that it lies along the Richelieu River.

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Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census Population Change (%)
2009 5,504 increase4.4%
2008 5,270 Template:Deficit-0.4%
2007 5,293 Template:Deficit-6.3%
2006 5,649 increase3.7%
2005 5,446 increase3.8%
2004 5,246 increase8.1%
2001 4,851 increase3.0%
Merger 4,711 (+) increase32.2%
1996 3,195 increase12.4%
1991 2,843 N/A

(+) Amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 4,810 96.49%
English only 65 1.30%
Both English and French 10 0.20%
Other languages 100 2.01%

Transportation

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

See also

  • List of municipalities in Quebec
  • Municipal history of Quebec

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Richelieu
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: CHAMBLY
  4. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Richelieu, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


Chambly Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Carignan Marieville
   Richelieu    
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Mont-Saint-Grégoire


Municipalities of the MMC/Montreal CMA
Urban agglomeration of Montreal • Urban agglomeration of Longueuil • Laval
North Shore
Blainville • Bois-des-Filion • Boisbriand • Charlemagne • Deux-Montagnes • Gore¹ • Kanesatake¹ • L'Assomption • L'Épiphanie (P)¹ • L'Épiphanie (V)¹ • Lavaltrie¹ • Lorraine • Mascouche • Mirabel • Oka • Pointe-Calumet • Repentigny • Rosemère • Saint-Colomban¹ • Saint-Eustache • Saint-Placide¹ • Saint-Joseph-du-Lac • Saint-Sulpice • Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines • Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac • Sainte-Thérèse • Terrebonne
South Shore
Beauharnois² • Beloeil² • Calixa-Lavallée² • Candiac • Carignan • Chambly • Châteauguay² • Contrecoeur² • Coteau-du-Lac¹ • Delson • Hudson • Kahnawake¹ • L'Île-Cadieux • L'Île-Perrot • La Prairie • Léry² • Les Cèdres • Les Coteaux¹ • McMasterville² • Mercier² • Mont-Saint-Hilaire² • Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot • Otterburn Park² • Pincourt • Pointe-des-Cascades • Richelieu • Saint-Amable • Saint-Basile-le-Grand • Saint-Constant • Saint-Isidore • Saint-Jean-Baptiste² • Saint-Lazare • Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu • Saint-Mathieu • Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil • Saint-Philippe • Saint-Zotique¹ • Sainte-Catherine • Sainte-Julie • Terrasse-Vaudreuil • Varennes² • Vaudreuil-Dorion • Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac • Verchères
¹Does not belong to the CMM — ²Does not belong to the Montreal CMA
Quebec Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories

Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Pierre-De Saurel · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 45°27′N 73°15′W / 45.45°N 73.25°W / 45.45; -73.25

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