Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]) is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 kilometres (25mi) southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. As of December 2019, the population of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was 98,036.[6]
"Saint-Jean, Quebec" redirects here. Not to be confused with Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, formerly known simply as "Saint-Jean".
Historically, the city has been an important transportation hub. The first railway line in British North America connected it with La Prairie in 1836. It also hosts the annual International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a hot air balloon festival which attracts thousands of tourists who come to see the hundreds of balloons in the sky each August.
The Chambly Canal extends 20 kilometres (12mi) north along the west bank of the river and provides modern freight passage to Chambly and the St. Lawrence River. The canal has one lock near the downtown core of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In the winter, the city builds a skating rink on the canal near the lock. In the summer, the embankment on the east side of the canal has a 20-kilometre (12mi) cycling path.
Plan of Fort Saint-Jean during the year 1748
The French built Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec) in the seventeenth century. Known to early English settlers as St. Johns, it provided an important communication link during the French and Indian Wars. During the American Revolutionary War control of the town changed hands several times as British and American forces moved through the area.
In 2001 the city and several adjoining communities were merged into the new regional county municipality with a population to 79,600. This merger was requested by the five municipalities involved and was not part of the municipal fusions imposed by the Quebec government the following year.
A LAV III in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu during the 2011 floods.
Geography
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is located on the banks of the Richelieu River. The city is the seat of Le Haut-Richelieu regional county municipality and of the judicial district of Iberville.[7]
Demographics
Historical Census Data - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec[8]
Year
Pop.
±%
1991
37,607
—
1996
36,435
−3.1%
2001
37,386
+2.6%
2001M
79,600
+112.9%
2006
87,492
+9.9%
2011
92,394
+5.6%
(M) adjustment due to the merger with Saint-Luc, Iberville, Saint-Athanase and L'Acadie.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu had a population of 97,873 living in 42,913 of its 44,255 total private dwellings, a change of 2.9% from its 2016 population of 95,114. With a land area of 226.93km2 (87.62sqmi), it had a population density of 431.3/km2 (1,117.0/sqmi) in 2021.[9]
Canada census – Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu community profile
2021
2011
Population
97,873 (+2.9% from 2016)
92,394 (+5.6% from 2006)
Land area
226.93km2 (87.62sqmi)
225.78km2 (87.17sqmi)
Population density
431.3/km2 (1,117/sqmi)
409.2/km2 (1,060/sqmi)
Median age
43.6 (M: 42.4, F: 45.2)
41.1 (M: 39.8, F: 42.3)
Total private dwellings
42,910
40,411
Median household income
$55,412
Notes: Includes adjustment for 2001 merger with Saint-Luc, Iberville, Saint-Athanase and L'Acadie. References: 2021[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]
The amalgamated municipalities (with 2001 population) were:
Despite the fact that nearby Montreal is very racially diverse, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has a very large majority of white residents (93.3%). 2.4% of residents are visible minorities and 4.3% identify as aboriginal.[14]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec[8]
Census
Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year
Responses
Count
Trend
Pop%
Count
Trend
Pop%
Count
Trend
Pop%
Count
Trend
Pop%
2016
95,114
88,535
2.19%
93.08%
2,315
4.1%
2.43%
810
7.28%
0.85%
1,980
24.14%
2.08%
2011
91,400
86,635
6.4%
94.79%
2,415
14.5%
2.64%
755
48.0%
0.83%
1,595
20.6%
1.74%
2006
86,075
81,445
137.1%
94.62%
2,110
68.1%
2.45%
510
88.9%
0.59%
2,010
131.0%
2.34%
2001
36,745
34,350
1.1%
93.48%
1,255
16.2%
3.42%
270
3.8%
0.73%
870
74.0%
2.37%
1996
35,825
33,985
n/a
94.86%
1,080
n/a
3.01%
260
n/a
0.73%
500
n/a
1.40%
Neighbourhoods
The city is divided in five sectors which refer to the former municipalities. Each sector contains different neighbourhoods:
Sectors
Saint-Jean
Saint-Luc
Iberville
Saint-Athanase
L'Acadie
Neighbourhoods
Vieux-Saint-Jean
Saint-Luc ("le Village")
Vieux-Iberville
Les Mille-Roches
Vieux-L'Acadie (Village)
Saint-Gérard
Les Prés-Verts
Saint-Athanase
Saint-Athanase-Sud
Domaine-Deland
Saint-Edmond
Talon
Saint-Noël-Chabanel
La Canadienne
Saint-Lucien
L'Île-Sainte-Thérèse
Sacré-Coeur
Ruisseau-des-Noyers
Saint-Eugène
Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Normandie
Economy
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is home to the Carrefour Richelieu regional shopping mall which has 115 stores.[15]
Newer retail developments include Faubourg Saint-Jean, home to restaurants, services, stores, and a soon-to-open movie theatre.
The historic downtown area, which borders the Richelieu River and includes Richelieu and Champlain streets, is home to a variety of locally-owned bars, restaurants, and shops.
St-Jean is a manufacturing centre for textiles, wood products, sporting equipment, and metal transformation. It hosts an Area Support Unit (ASU) of the Canadian Forces, which functions as a primary recruit and officer training establishment.
Commuting patterns
The Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu public transit system provides commuter and local bus services.
According to the 2016 Census, 22,840 residents, or 56.7% of the labour force work within the city. An additional 5,135 (12.7%) commute to Montreal, while 2,305 (5.7%) work in Longueuil, 1,440 (3.6%) work in Brossard, and 965 (2.4%) work in Chambly.
By contrast only 770 people commute from Montreal to work in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu every day, while 795 people commute from Longueuil, 780 commute from Chambly, 510 commute from Saint-Alexandre and 500 commute from Mont-Saint-Grégoire.[16]
Transportation
Chambly Canal
The city is split in two by Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts (Autoroute 35) which goes North-South by going first through Saint-Luc district, then turns east just south of Pierre-Caisse Boulevard in Saint-Jean-sur-Richlieu district to cross the Richelieu River and to finally continue its way south through St-Athanase and Iberville districts. The highway continues south for some 24km before ending at Saint-Sébastien.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has its own municipal airport, Saint-Jean Airport, and is also close to Montreal Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport.
The former International Railway of Maine runs through the town, now the connecting point for the Central Maine and Quebec Railway with the Canadian Pacific Railway. The former Saint-Jean-d'Iberville railway station, which until 1966 served the Ambassador to Boston and New York City and the Washingtonian to Washington, D.C., is now a preserved building.
Education
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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[17]
In addition to more than a dozen public elementary and secondary schools, St-Jean is home to two private schools, one English-language school, and two higher education institutions:
École Vision Saint-Jean, a trilingual (French-English-Spanish) primary school
École Secondaire Marcellin Champagnat, a historically Catholic (now non-religious) high school
Saint-John's School, the city's only English-language school, which serves students from Kindergarten through high school. Per Quebec law, only children whose parents attended English-language school are allowed to attend English school themselves; French is mandatory for everyone else.
Royal Military College Saint-Jean (French: Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean) serves as a one-year preparatory program for the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. Original founded in 1952, it ceased being a degree granting military college in 1995 due to cuts to military funding. RMCSJ continued to provide non-degree college programs for French-speaking cadets of the Canadian Forces. The Canadian federal government reopened the military college at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the fall of 2007 to provide the full first year of university, equivalent to the Kingston program, for students with English- or French-language backgrounds alongside the college program.
CEGEP Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, part of Quebec's CEGEP network, offering post-secondary, pre-university programs
Notable people
Art Alexandre, professional ice hockey player, left wing for the Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Edward Antill, American lieutenant colonel who participated in the 1775 Battle of Quebec and married a Quebecer, died here
Les Appendices, comedy group
Diane Boudreau, writer
Alexandre Boulerice, communication, adviser, community activist, journalist
Jeff Deslauriers, professional ice hockey goaltender, former Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
Denis Gauthier, former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, right wing hockey player, former Montreal Canadien (NHL), considered one of the innovators of the slapshot
Jean Lemieux, physician, novel and short-story writer
Antoine L'Estage, Canada's most successful rally driver, 10-time Canadian Rally Championship winner, North American Rally Cup winner and Rally X-Games participant
Didier Lucien, Quebec actor of Haitian origin
Félix-Gabriel Marchand, journalist, author, notary and 11th Premier of Quebec (1897–1900)
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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