Richelieu, Quebec
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| Richelieu | |
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| Location within Rouville RCM. Location within Rouville RCM. |
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 Richelieu
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Rouville |
| Constituted | March 15, 2000 |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Ladouceur |
| • Federal riding | Beloeil—Chambly |
| • Prov. riding | Chambly |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 32.50 km2 (12.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31.02 km2 (11.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 5,467 |
| • Density | 176.2/km2 (456/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  5.0% |
| • Dwellings | 2,268 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J3L |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-10 |
 Route 112 Route 227 |
| Website | www |
Richelieu is a city in Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,467. Its name comes from the fact that it lies along the Richelieu River.
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Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
(+) Amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000. |
LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[6]
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Transportation
The CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan provides commuter and local bus services.
Education
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 53246 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Richelieu
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richelieu, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Richelieu, Quebec
- ↑ 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
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Chambly | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | |
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| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Mont-Saint-Grégoire |
 Subdivisions of Rouville Regional County Municipality |
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