Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the southwestern part of 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 2,285.

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°09′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLa Vallée-du-Richelieu
Settled1694
ConstitutedDecember 24, 1997
Government
 • MayorJacques Villemaire
 • Federal ridingPierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
 • Prov. ridingBorduas
Area
 • Total86.40 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
 • Land85.01 km2 (32.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total2,285
 • Density26.9/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.9%
 • Dwellings
992
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 133
Route 137
Websitewww.stdenis
surrichelieu.ca

History

In 1694, King Louis XIV granted the Seigneurie of Saint-Denis to the aristocrat French Army officer, Louis-François De Gannes, sieur de Falaise of Buxeuil, Vienne, France. He named his seigniory after his wife, Barbe Denys.

A great stone Roman Catholic Saint-Denis Church was completed in 1796.

On November 23, 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu was the site of the murder of British courier, Lieutenant George Weir by Patriotes. Subsequently, the Patriotes, calling themselves The Sons of Liberty based on the American model, won a battle here against the British Army that marked the official beginning of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Today, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu has a museum called the Maison nationale des Patriotes, an interpretation centre that presents a history of the Patriotes movement that was led by the villager's most famous resident, Wolfred Nelson.

On October 21s 2012, a monument to the memory of Louis-Joseph Papineau was unveiled in a park next to City Hall, along the river, by Québec Premiere Pauline Marois.

Demographics

See also

References
  1. Reference number 333325 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
  • Spurr, John W. (1976). "Gore, Sir Charles Stephen". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.; George Weir's "sadistic" murder.
  • History and architectural details of the Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu at the Quebec religious heritage Foundation (English & French languages)
  • Maison nationale des Patriotes museum information website
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