Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Downtown Saint Jean sur Richelieu
Downtown Saint Jean sur Richelieu
Flag of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Official logo of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu is located in Southern Quebec
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°16′W / 45.317°N 73.267°W / 45.317; -73.267[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Richelieu
Settled1665
ConstitutedJanuary 24, 2001
Government
 • MayorAndrée Bouchard
 • Federal ridingSaint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingIberville and Saint-Jean
Area
 • City
233.75 km2 (90.25 sq mi)
 • Land226.93 km2 (87.62 sq mi)
 • Urban53.80 km2 (20.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • City
97,873
 • Density431.3/km2 (1,117/sq mi)
 • Urban
88,083
 • Urban density1,637.3/km2 (4,241/sq mi)
 • 
Increase 2.9%
 • Dwellings
44,255
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-35

R-104
R-133
R-219
R-223
Websitewww.ville.saint-jean
-sur-richelieu.qc.ca

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]) is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal, located roughly halfway between Montreal and the Canada–United States border with the state of Vermont. It is situated on both the west and east banks of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. As of December 2019, the population of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was 98,036.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b [1], 2021 Census Municipal Data.
  5. ^ [2], 2021 Census Population Centre.
  6. ^ "Portrait de la ville". Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-05.