Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁk syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Marc 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 2,245.

Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Road 223 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates (<): 45°41′N 73°12′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
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  (2021)
• Total	2,245
• Density	36.9/km2 (96/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.4%
• Dwellings	908
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 2E0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-223
Website	www.ville.saint-marc- sur-richelieu.qc.ca

History

In its origin, the municipality was simply named: Saint-Marc. In 1921, the municipality lost an important part of its territory for the creation of the new municipality of Saint-Amable. In 1980, the municipality of Saint-Marc changed its 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.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	2,245	3.4%
2016	2,172	6.0%
2011	2,050	9.3%
2006	1,876	4.1%
2001	1,957	2.1%
1996	1,999	8.0%
1991	1,851	12.8%
1986	1,641	6.2%
1981	1,545	32.3%
1976	1,168	19.4%
1971	978	6.1%
1966	922	3.5%
1961	891	6.4%
1956	952	6.6%
1951	893	0.9%
1941	901	2.0%
1931	883	3.8%
1921	918	3.4%
1911	956	1.2%
1901	968	7.9%
1891	897	13.4%
1881	1,036	7.3%
1871	1,117	18.1%
1861	1,364	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,165	96.4%
English only	35	1.6%
Both English and French	25	1.1%
Other languages	15	0.7%

Gallery

• 
  Richelieu River
• 
  Parish Church Sign
• 
  Parish Church
• 
  Parish Priests Plaque
• 
  Maison Janotte, 1760
• 
  Maison Senecal-Moreau, 1762
• 
  Maison Isidore Blanchard, 1763
• 
  Hôtel Les Trois Tillleuls

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec