Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
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Not to be confused with the former Saint-Jean-Baptiste which is now part of Mont-Joli, Quebec.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
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Municipality | |
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM | |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°WCoordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government[2][3] | |
• Mayor | Jacques Durand |
• Federal riding | Chambly—Borduas |
• Prov. riding | Borduas |
Area[2][4] | |
• Total | 73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi) |
• Land | 72.03 km2 (27.81 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 3,191 |
• Density | 44.3/km2 (115/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 5.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,361 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J0L 2B0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 227 |
Website | www.msjb.qc.ca |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,191. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont.
On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[6]
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See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 377887 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Jean Baptiste
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
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