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Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°47′N 73°11′W / 45.783°N 73.183°W / 45.783; -73.183^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionMontérégieRCMLa Vallée-du-RichelieuConstitutedNovember 6, 1982Government

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• MayorMartin Lévesque • Federal riding Verchères—Les Patriotes • Prov. ridingBorduasArea

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• Total67.90 km² (26.22 sq mi) • Land65.72 km² (25.37 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[4]

• Total1,659 • Density25.2/km² (65/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

4.1% • Dwellings

682Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0L 1R0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-223Websitewww.saint-antoine-sur-richelieu.ca

Saint-Antoine-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 2011 Census was 1,659.

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu was the birthplace of Father of Confederation George-Étienne Cartier.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,659	4.1%
2006	1,594	4.9%
2001	1,519	0.9%
1996	1,533	2.7%
1991	1,576	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,505	97.41%
English only	15	0.97%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	25	1.62%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55651". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
^ ^a ^b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec