Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
A cornfield near Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
A cornfield near Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM.
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°13′N 73°17′W / 45.217°N 73.283°W / 45.217; -73.283[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Richelieu
ConstitutedJune 20, 1892
Named forSaint Blaise and Richelieu River[2]
Government
 • MayorJacques Desmarais
 • Federal ridingSaint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Jean
Area
 • Total72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi)
 • Land69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[6]
 • Total2,066
 • Density29.7/km2 (77/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 12.5%
 • Dwellings
872
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-223
Websitewww.st-blaise.ca

Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 2,066. The town was founded in 1892.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fiche descriptive".
  3. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
  4. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
  5. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.