Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Marc-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 2021 Census was 2,245.
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
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Road 223 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM. | |
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates (<): 45°41′N 73°12′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Lavallée |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Borduas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.40 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 60.92 km2 (23.52 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,245 |
| • Density | 36.9/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 908 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-223 |
| Website | www.ville.saint-marc- sur-richelieu.qc.ca |
History
In its origin, the municipality was simply named: Saint-Marc. In 1921, the municipality lost an important part of it's territory for the creation of the new municipality of Saint-Amable. In 1980, the municipality of Saint-Marc changed it's name to the current name of Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu.
On October 10, 2012, the municipality was reportedly the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale.[5]
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[6]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2021)[7]
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Gallery
- Richelieu River
- Parish Church Sign
- Parish Church
- Parish Priests Plaque
- Maison Janotte, 1760
- Maison Senecal-Moreau, 1762
- Maison Isidore Blanchard, 1763
- Hôtel Les Trois Tillleuls
See also
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 287692". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/10/10/un-tremblement-de-terre-secoue-la-region-de-montreal
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
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