La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Vallée-du-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [la vale dy ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], The Valley of the Richelieu) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is McMasterville.
La Vallée-du-Richelieu | |
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 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°12′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | McMasterville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gilles Plante |
| Area | |
• Total | 605.50 km2 (233.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 588.60 km2 (227.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 124,420 |
| • Density | 211.4/km2 (548/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 6.5% |
| • Dwellings | 49,971 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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It surrounds the Richelieu River as the river flows north from Lake Champlain in the United States to the Saint Lawrence River northeast of Montreal at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. Dramatically different from the mountainous terrain to the south, the river valley is a vast plain that has been developed with extensive farmlands.
In the 21st century, the Richelieu River is very popular for both U.S. and Canadian recreational boaters, providing a connection that can bring boaters all the way from the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River to New York Harbor. A number of old fortifications exist dating back to the 17th century; they were built by the French in an effort to try to prevent the Iroquois from using the river as a way to attack the French settlers in the area. Fort Richelieu is at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Fort St. Louis (now Fort Chambly) at Chambly, Fort Sainte-Thérèse, and Fort Saint-Jean at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, are on the way. Fort St. Anne Isle La Motte, Vermont in Lake Champlain is near the river's source. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts.
Subdivisions
There are 13 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Former municipalities
- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (now part of the Urban agglomeration of Longueuil)
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 131,803 (+5.9% from 2016) | 124,420 (+6.5% from 2011) | 116,773 (+9.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 587.84 km2 (226.97 sq mi) | 588.60 km2 (227.26 sq mi) | 588.88 km2 (227.37 sq mi) |
| Population density | 224.2/km2 (581/sq mi) | 211.4/km2 (548/sq mi) | 198.3/km2 (514/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.0 (M: 41.6, F: 42.4) | 40.7 (M: 40.1, F: 41.2) | 39.5 (M: 38.9, F: 40.0) |
| Private dwellings | 53,796 (total) 52,785 (occupied) | 49,971 (total) | 46,215 (total) |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $84,889 | $74,521 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
123,485 |
114,405 |  5.7% |
92.6% | 3,990 |  1.7% |
3.2% | 1105 | 19.5% |
0.80% | 3985 | 61.0% |
2.14% | |||||
2011 |
115,690 |
108,230 | 9.5% |
93.55% | 4,060 | 0.6% |
3.51% | 925 | 55.5% |
0.80% | 2,475 | 4.4% |
2.14% | |||||
2006 |
105,870 |
98,870 | 8.6% |
93.39% | 4,035 | 41.9% |
3.81% | 595 | 43.3% |
0.56% | 2,370 | 2.1% |
2.24% | |||||
2001 |
118,635 |
108,215 | 5.8% |
91.22% | 6,950 | 2.7% |
5.86% | 1,050 | 8.8% |
0.88% | 2,420 | 3.2% |
2.04% | |||||
1996 |
112,920 |
102,310 | n/a | 90.60% | 7,145 | n/a | 6.33% | 965 | n/a | 0.85% | 2,500 | n/a | 2.21% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
See also
References
External links
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