Richelieu | |
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Coordinates: 45°27′N73°15′W / 45.450°N 73.250°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Rouville |
Constituted | March 15, 2000 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claude Gauthier |
• Federal riding | Beloeil—Chambly |
• Prov. riding | Chambly |
Area | |
• 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) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-10 | R-112 R-133 R-227 |
Website | www |
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.
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]
Richelieu amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000. | Mother tongue language (2021) [7]
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The CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan provides commuter and local bus services.
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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality. [8]
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