Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Charles-sur-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 2011 Census was 1,643.

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	Sébastien Raymond
• Federal riding	Verchères—Les Patriotes
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	66.60 km^2 (25.71 sq mi)
• Land	65.21 km^2 (25.18 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,643
• Density	25.2/km^2 (65/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.7%
• Dwellings	698
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 2G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 133
Website	www.saint-charles -sur-richelieu.ca

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,643 5.7% 2006 1,742 0.3% 2001 1,736 1.5% 1996 1,710 5.1% 1991 1,627 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,685 96.84% English only 25 1.44% Both English and French 10 0.57% Other languages 20 1.15%

Communities

• Kierkoski
• Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 298459 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
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. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec