Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
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![]() Road 223 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM. | |
Coordinates (<): 45°41′N 73°12′W / 45.683°N 73.200°W [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Lavallée |
• Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
• Prov. riding | Borduas |
Area | |
• Total | 62.40 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 60.92 km2 (23.52 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,245 |
• Density | 36.9/km2 (96/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 908 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website |
www.ville.saint-marc- sur-richelieu.qc.ca |
Saint-Marc-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 2021 Census was 2,245.
In its origin, the municipality was simply named: Saint-Marc. In 1921, the municipality lost an important part of it's territory for the creation of the new municipality of Saint-Amable. In 1980, the municipality of Saint-Marc changed it's name to the current name of Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu.
On October 10, 2012, the municipality was reportedly the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. [5]
Population trend: [6]
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Mother tongue language (2021) [7]
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Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
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![]() Road 223 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM. | |
Coordinates (<): 45°41′N 73°12′W / 45.683°N 73.200°W [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Lavallée |
• Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
• Prov. riding | Borduas |
Area | |
• Total | 62.40 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 60.92 km2 (23.52 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,245 |
• Density | 36.9/km2 (96/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 908 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website |
www.ville.saint-marc- sur-richelieu.qc.ca |
Saint-Marc-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 2021 Census was 2,245.
In its origin, the municipality was simply named: Saint-Marc. In 1921, the municipality lost an important part of it's territory for the creation of the new municipality of Saint-Amable. In 1980, the municipality of Saint-Marc changed it's name to the current name of Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu.
On October 10, 2012, the municipality was reportedly the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. [5]
Population trend: [6]
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Mother tongue language (2021) [7]
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