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Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117
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Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Principal Street
Principal Street
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Saint-Jean-Baptiste is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLa Vallée-du-Richelieu
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorMarilyn Nadeau
 • Federal ridingBeloeil—Chambly
 • Prov. ridingBorduas
Area
 • Total
73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi)
 • Land72.36 km2 (27.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
3,179
 • Density43.9/km2 (114/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.3%
 • Dwellings
1,386
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-227
Websitewww.msjb.qc.ca

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, a Canadian province. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 3,179. 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

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Education

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Amitié elementary school, in the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Quebec), in June 2022

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 377887". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
  7. ^ 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.
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