Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionMontérégieRCMLa Vallée-du-RichelieuConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government • MayorMarilyn Nadeau • Federal ridingBeloeil—Chambly • Prov. ridingBorduasArea • Total73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi) • Land72.36 km2 (27.94 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total3,179 • Density43.9/km2 (114/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.3% • Dwellings
1,386Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)450 and 579Highways R-227Websitewww.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

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 3,179 Increase 2.3%
2016 3,107 Decrease 2.6%
2011 3,191 Increase 5.1%
2006 3,035 Increase 12.2%
2001 2,704 Decrease 7.2%
1996 2,913 Decrease 1.4%
1991 2,953 Increase 8.9%
1986 2,711 Decrease 0.6%
1981 2,726 Increase 17.7%
1976 2,317 Increase 17.0%
1971 1,980 Increase 10.2%
1966 1,797 Increase 20.8%
1961 1,488 Increase 13.8%
1956 1,308 Increase 4.6%
1951 1,251 Increase 11.4%
1941 1,123 Increase 1.0%
1931 1,112 Decrease 1.4%
1921 1,128 Decrease 9.5%
1911 1,246 Decrease 4.0%
1901 1,298 Decrease 10.8%
1891 1,455 Decrease 16.4%
1881 1,740 Decrease 10.9%
1871 1,953 Decrease 7.3%
1861 2,106 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 3,065 96.4%
English only 55 1.7%
Both English and French 20 0.6%
Other languages 40 1.3%

Education

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]

Photo gallery

  • Community center located opposite the church, on Principale Street
    Community center located opposite the church, on Principale Street
  • church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the mass grave
    church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the mass grave
  • View of Mont Saint-Hilaire and crop fields from Route 229 (north of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
    View of Mont Saint-Hilaire and crop fields from Route 229 (north of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
  • View of the front facade of the town hall, located next to the church
    View of the front facade of the town hall, located next to the church
  • Information panel installed in front of the town hall
    Information panel installed in front of the town hall
  • View of rue Principale (near the corner of chemin de Rouville), on the south side of the village
    View of rue Principale (near the corner of chemin de Rouville), on the south side of the village
  • view of Mont Saint-Hilaire (in the background) and the steeple of the church of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
    view of Mont Saint-Hilaire (in the background) and the steeple of the church of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

See also

References

  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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