Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
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 / 45.683°N 73.200°W / 45.683; -73.200
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Mark the Evangelist and Richelieu River
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  (2021)
• 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)	J0L 2E0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-223
Website	www.ville.saint-marc- sur-richelieu.qc.ca

Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁk syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Marc on 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.

History

In its origin, the municipality was simply named: Saint-Marc. In 1921, the municipality lost an important part of its territory for the creation of the new municipality of Saint-Amable. In 1980, the municipality of Saint-Marc changed its 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.

Geography

The Richelieu River forms the eastern boundary of the municipality as it flows northwards.

Demographics

Population Population trend: Census Population Change (%) 2021 2,245 3.4% 2016 2,172 6.0% 2011 2,050 9.3% 2006 1,876 4.1% 2001 1,957 2.1% 1996 1,999 8.0% 1991 1,851 12.8% 1986 1,641 6.2% 1981 1,545 32.3% 1976 1,168 19.4% 1971 978 6.1% 1966 922 3.5% 1961 891 6.4% 1956 952 6.6% 1951 893 0.9% 1941 901 2.0% 1931 883 3.8% 1921 918 3.4% 1911 956 1.2% 1901 968 7.9% 1891 897 13.4% 1881 1,036 7.3% 1871 1,117 18.1% 1861 1,364 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2021) Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,165 96.4% English only 35 1.6% Both English and French 25 1.1% Other languages 15 0.7%

Gallery

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  Parish Church Sign
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  Parish Priests Plaque
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  Maison Janotte, 1760
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  Maison Senecal-Moreau, 1762
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  Maison Isidore Blanchard, 1763
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  Hôtel Les Trois Tillleuls

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References