Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

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Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM.
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
Location in southern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Le Haut-Richelieu
Constituted June 20, 1892
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jacques Desmarais
 • Federal riding Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Saint-Jean
Area[2][4]
 • Total 72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi)
 • Land 69.78 km2 (26.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,837
 • Density 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 10.4%
 • Dwellings 847
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0J 1W0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 223

Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,837. The town was founded in 1892.

Geography

The community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometers north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.

The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±%
1991 1,893 —    
1996 2,067 +9.2%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 1,997 −3.4%
2006 2,050 +2.7%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 1,837 −10.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,830
1,725 Decrease 9.7% 94.26% 50 Decrease 9.1% 2.73% 30 Increase 50.0% 1.64% 25 Decrease 58.3% 1.37%
2006
2,045
1,910 Increase 3.0% 93.40% 55 Decrease 35.3% 2.69% 20 Increase 100.0% 0.98% 60 Increase 20.0% 2.93%
2001
2,000
1,855 Decrease 5.1% 92.75% 85 Increase 112.5% 4.25% 10 Decrease 50.0% 0.50% 50 Steady 0.0% 2.50%
1996
2,065
1,955 n/a 94.67% 40 n/a 1.94% 20 n/a 0.97% 50 n/a 2.42%

Government

Municipal Council

Source:[2]

  • Jacques Desmarais, mayor
  • Ronald Girardin, councillor (district #1)
  • Christien Madison, councillor (district #2)
  • Sylvain Raymond, councillor (district #3)
  • Jules Bergerons, councillor (district #4)
  • Éric Lachance councillor (district #5)
  • Alain Gaucher, councillor (district #6)

Education

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[8]

See also

References

  1. Reference number 281808 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cp2011" defined multiple times with different content
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  7. 7.0 7.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  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.

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