Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
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Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marilyn Nadeau |
• Federal riding | Beloeil—Chambly |
• Prov. riding | Borduas |
Area | |
• Total | 73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi) |
• Land | 72.36 km2 (27.94 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 3,179 |
• Density | 43.9/km2 (114/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 2.3% |
• Dwellings | 1,386 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-227 |
Website | www |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, a Canadian province. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 3,179. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont.
On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.
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