Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
Municipality

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

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°11′W / 45.683°N 73.183°W / 45.683; -73.183Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°11′W / 45.683°N 73.183°W / 45.683; -73.183[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Settled 1698
Constituted March 22, 1995
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Sébastien Raymond
  Federal riding Verchères—Les Patriotes
  Prov. riding Borduas
Area[2][4]
  Total 66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
  Land 65.21 km2 (25.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
  Total 1,643
  Density 25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.7%
  Dwellings 698
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0H 2G0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 133
Website www.saint-charles
-sur-richelieu.ca

Saint-Charles-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 1,643.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,643 Decrease 5.7%
2006 1,742 Increase 0.3%
2001 1,736 Increase 1.5%
1996 1,710 Increase 5.1%
1991 1,627 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,685 96.84%
English only 25 1.44%
Both English and French 10 0.57%
Other languages 20 1.15%

Communities

See also

References



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