Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu
Municipality

Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°10′W / 45.883°N 73.167°W / 45.883; -73.167Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°10′W / 45.883°N 73.167°W / 45.883; -73.167[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted June 4, 1859
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Claude Pothier
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Richelieu
Area[2][4]
 • Total 36.70 km2 (14.17 sq mi)
 • Land 34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 2,122
 • Density 60.9/km2 (158/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 13.5%
 • Dwellings 935
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0L 2M0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 223
Website www.saintroch
derichelieu.qc.ca

Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu is a municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Quebec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,122.

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 2,122 Increase 13.5%
2006 1,870 Increase 6.3%
2001 1,760 Increase 1.2%
1996 1,739 Increase 3.0%
1991 1,689 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,840 98.66%
English only 25 1.34%
Both English & French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 346669 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sorel-Tracy
Contrecoeur Richelieu River / Saint-Ours
   Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu  
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu


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