Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
Municipality

Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°11′W / 45.783°N 73.183°WCoordinates: 45°47′N 73°11′W / 45.783°N 73.183°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted November 6, 1982
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Martin Lévesque
 • Federal riding Verchères—Les Patriotes
 • Prov. riding Borduas
Area[2][4]
 • Total 67.90 km2 (26.22 sq mi)
 • Land 65.72 km2 (25.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,659
 • Density 25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings 682
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0L 1R0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 223
Website www.sasr.ca

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,659.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,659 Increase 4.1%
2006 1,594 Increase 4.9%
2001 1,519 Decrease 0.9%
1996 1,533 Decrease 2.7%
1991 1,576 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,505 97.41%
English only 15 0.97%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 25 1.62%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55651 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: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec