Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
| Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
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| Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM. Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | June 20, 1892 |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Desmarais |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Jean |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.78 km2 (26.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,837 |
| • Density | 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.4% |
| • Dwellings | 847 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0J 1W0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 223 |
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,837. The town was founded in 1892.
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Geography
The community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometers north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.
The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.
Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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2011
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1,830
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1,725 | 9.7% |
94.26% | 50 | 9.1% |
2.73% | 30 |  50.0% |
1.64% | 25 | 58.3% |
1.37% | |||||
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2006
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2,045
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1,910 | 3.0% |
93.40% | 55 | 35.3% |
2.69% | 20 | 100.0% |
0.98% | 60 | 20.0% |
2.93% | |||||
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2001
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2,000
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1,855 | 5.1% |
92.75% | 85 | 112.5% |
4.25% | 10 | 50.0% |
0.50% | 50 |  0.0% |
2.50% | |||||
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1996
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2,065
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1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 40 | n/a | 1.94% | 20 | n/a | 0.97% | 50 | n/a | 2.42% | |||||
Government
Municipal Council
Source:[2]
- Jacques Desmarais, mayor
- Ronald Girardin, councillor (district #1)
- Christien Madison, councillor (district #2)
- Sylvain Raymond, councillor (district #3)
- Jules Bergerons, councillor (district #4)
- Éric Lachance councillor (district #5)
- Alain Gaucher, councillor (district #6)
Education
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See also
References
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- Profile of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu from the Haut-Richelieu MRC page
- Google Map location of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
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- ↑ Reference number 281808 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
