Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°11′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Settled	1698
Constituted	March 22, 1995
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Julie Lussier
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	66.60 km^2 (25.71 sq mi)
• Land	64.91 km^2 (25.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,735
• Density	26.7/km^2 (69/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.0%
• Dwellings	794
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 2G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-133
Website	www.saint-charles -sur-richelieu.ca

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃaʁl syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Charles 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 1,735.

Geography

Communities

• Kierkoski
• Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 1996 1,710 N/A 2001 1,736 1.5% 2006 1,742 0.3% 2011 1,643 5.7% 2016 1,717 4.5% 2021 1,735 1.0%

Language Mother tongue language (2021)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,645 94.8% English only 40 2.3% Both English and French 30 1.7% Other languages 20 1.2%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 298459". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
4. 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec