Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec

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Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Municipality
Mont-Saint-Grégoire town hall
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°20′N 73°10′W / 45.333°N 73.167°W / 45.333; -73.167Coordinates: 45°20′N 73°10′W / 45.333°N 73.167°W / 45.333; -73.167[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Le Haut-Richelieu
Constituted December 21, 1994
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Suzanne Boulais
 • Federal riding Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Iberville
Area[2][4]
 • Total 81.40 km2 (31.43 sq mi)
 • Land 79.63 km2 (30.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 3,086
 • Density 38.8/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.6%
 • Dwellings 1,158
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0J 1K0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 104
Route 227
Website www.mont-saint-gregoire.ca

Mont-Saint-Grégoire is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,086. Residents of Mont-Saint-Grégoire are called Grégoriens (Grégoriennes, fem.).

History

Mont-Saint-Grégoire was named for Gregory the Great, pope from 590 to 604, who was succeeded by Sabinian.[5]

Saint André Bessette was born in Mont-Saint-Grégoire.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 3,086 Increase 5.6%
2006 2,922 Decrease 5.8%
2001 3,102 Increase 0.3%
1996 3,112 Increase 2.9%
1991 3,023 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,795 96.21%
English only 25 0.86%
Both English and French 10 0.35%
Other languages 75 2.58%


View of St-Grégoire 2009

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 296582 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Mont-Saint-Grégoire
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec
  5. ↑ Historique de Mont-Saint-Grégoire
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec

External links

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Richelieu Marieville Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville
   Mont-Saint-Grégoire  
Saint-Alexandre
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