Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Municipality

Location within Rouville RCM
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°16′W / 45.467°N 73.267°W / 45.467; -73.267Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°16′W / 45.467°N 73.267°W / 45.467; -73.267[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Rouville
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Yanik Maheu
  Federal riding Beloeil—Chambly
  Prov. riding Chambly
Area[2][4]
  Total 50.10 km2 (19.34 sq mi)
  Land 47.20 km2 (18.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
  Total 4,618
  Density 97.8/km2 (253/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.5%
  Dwellings 1,911
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J3L 6Z5
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-10

Route 112
Route 133
Website www.saint-mathias
-sur-richelieu.org

Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region on the Richelieu River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 4,618.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 4,618 Increase 2.5%
2006 4,506 Increase 8.6%
2001 4,149 Increase 3.4%
1996 4,014 Increase 13.0%
1991 3,553 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 4,175 93.40%
English only 210 4.70%
Both English and French 20 0.45%
Other languages 65 1.45%

Notable residents

Michel Jean - Anchorman and journalist TVA Nouvelles and Le Canale Nouvelles (LCN) a Quebec based news network

See also

References

External links

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