Richelieu, Quebec

Richelieu is a city in Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,742. Its name comes from the fact that it lies along the Richelieu River.

Richelieu
City
Location within Rouville RCM.
Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°27′N 73°15′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Rouville
Constituted	March 15, 2000
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Claude Gauthier
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Chambly
Area [2][4]
• Total	32.50 km2 (12.55 sq mi)
• Land	30.96 km2 (11.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	5,742
• Density	185.4/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.7%
• Dwellings	2,506
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3L
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-10	R-112 R-133 R-227
Website	www.ville.richelieu.qc.ca

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richelieu had a population of 5,742 living in 2,414 of its 2,506 total private dwellings, a change of 9.7% from its 2016 population of 5,236. With a land area of 30.96 km² (11.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 185.5/km² (480.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:[6] Census Population Change (%) 2021 5,742 9.7% 2016 5,236 4.2% 2011 5,467 5.0% 2006 5,208 3.7% 2001 4,851 51.8% 1996 3,195 12.4% 1991 2,843 40.7% 1986 2,020 10.3% 1981 1,832 4.4% 1976 1,755 1.2% 1971 1,777 6.9% 1966 1,663 3.2% 1961 1,612 15.3% 1956 1,398 23.9% 1951 1,128 45.9% 1941 773 47.5% 1931 524 23.0% 1921 426 28.3% 1911 332 14.7% 1901 389 26.6% 1891 530 35.9% 1881 390 2.6% 1871 380 N/A Richelieu amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000.

Mother tongue language (2021)[7] Language Population Pct (%) French only 5,225 93.0% English only 150 2.7% Both English and French 80 1.4% Other languages 150 2.7%

Infrastructure

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

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.^[8]

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• Municipal history of Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 53246". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Richelieu
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
4. 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richelieu, Quebec
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
7. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Richelieu, Quebec
8. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.

External links

• Richelieu official website