Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu

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.

Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Location within Rouville RCM
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°16′W[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 km^2 (19.34 sq mi)
• Land	47.20 km^2 (18.22 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	4,618
• Density	97.8/km^2 (253/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.5%
• Dwellings	1,911
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
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

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 4,618 2.5% 2006 4,506 8.6% 2001 4,149 3.4% 1996 4,014 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

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 268097 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

External links

• Municipalité de Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu