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	Route 112 Route 133 Route 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 (%) 2011 5,467 5.0% 2006 5,208 3.7% 2001 4,851 3.0% Merger 4,711 (+) 32.2% 1996 3,195 12.4% 1991 2,843 N/A (+) Amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000.

Mother tongue language (2006)[7] Language Population Pct (%) French only 4,810 96.49% English only 65 1.30% Both English and French 10 0.20% Other languages 100 2.01%

Transportation

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

Education

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

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• Municipal history of Quebec

References

External links

• Richelieu official website