Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Municipality

Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jacques Durand
 • Federal riding Beloeil—Chambly
 • Prov. riding Borduas
Area[2][4]
 • Total 73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi)
 • Land 72.03 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 3,191
 • Density 44.3/km2 (115/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.1%
 • Dwellings 1,361
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0L 2B0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 227
Website www.msjb.qc.ca

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,191. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont.

On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[6]

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 377887 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Jean Baptiste
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
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