Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality

Le Haut-Richelieu
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W / 45.200°N 73.233°W / 45.200; -73.233Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W / 45.200°N 73.233°W / 45.200; -73.233[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Gilles Dolbec
Area[2][3]
  Total 999.70 km2 (385.99 sq mi)
  Land 936.26 km2 (361.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 114,344
  Density 122.1/km2 (316/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.0%
  Dwellings 50,665
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrchr.qc.ca

Le Haut-Richelieu (Upper Richelieu) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through it.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

Municipalities (12)

Parishes (1)

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 92,889    
1996 97,539+5.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 100,753+3.3%
2006 108,892+8.1%
YearPop.±%
2011 114,344+5.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
113,245
106,260 Increase 5.8% 93.83% 3,875 Increase 15.5% 3.42% 980 Increase 41.0% 0.87% 2,130 Decrease 25.7% 1.88%
2006
107,390
100,475 Increase 7.8% 93.56% 3,355 Decrease 10.5% 3.12% 695 Decrease 4.8% 0.65% 2,865 Increase 44.7% 2.67%
2001
99,630
93,170 Increase 2.9% 93.52% 3,750 Increase 2.5% 3.76% 730 Decrease 7.0% 0.73% 1,980 Increase 37.0% 1.99%
1996
96,475
90,585 n/a 93.89% 3,660 n/a 3.79% 785 n/a 0.81% 1,445 n/a 1.50%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

See also

References



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