Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality

Les Jardins-de-Napierville (French pronunciation: [le ʒaʁdɛ̃ də napjɛʁvil], "The Gardens of Napierville") is a regional county municipality (RCM) in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Founded on January 1, 1982. Its seat is Napierville.

Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45°10′N 73°31′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Napierville
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Yves Boyer
Area [2][3]
• Total	804.51 km2 (310.62 sq mi)
• Land	802.52 km2 (309.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	30,339
• Density	37.8/km2 (98/sq mi)
• Change (2016-21)	8.9%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	450 and 579
Website	www.mrcjardins denapierville.ca

History

The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982 by combining historic Napierville County with other municipalities.

Subdivisions

There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (1) Saint-Rémi

Municipalities (8) Napierville Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville Saint-Édouard Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur Saint-Michel Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington Sainte-Clotilde

Townships (1) Hemmingford

Villages (1) Hemmingford

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 21,977 —     1996 22,936 +4.4% 2001 22,820 −0.5% 2006 24,111 +5.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 26,234 +8.8% 2016 27,870 +6.2% 2021 30,339 +8.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[4][3]

Canada census – Les Jardins-de-Napierville community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	30,339 (+8.9% from 2016)	27,870 (+6.2% from 2011)	26,234 (+8.8% from 2006)
Land area	802.52 km2 (309.85 sq mi)	803.07 km2 (310.07 sq mi)	803.31 km2 (310.16 sq mi)
Population density	37.8/km2 (98/sq mi)	34.7/km2 (90/sq mi)	32.7/km2 (85/sq mi)
Median age	40.8 (M: 40.4, F: 40.8)	41.2 (M: 40.7, F: 41.8)	40.9 (M: 40.4, F: 41.4)
Private dwellings	12,446 (total)  11,859 (occupied)	11,789 (total)	10,742 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$64,332	$56,137

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec[4][8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		27,725		25,040	7.2%	90.3%		1,650	2.1%	6.0%		240	9.1%	0.9%		795	8.6%	2.9%
2011		26,125		23,350	9.8%	89.38%		1,685	11.2%	6.45%		220	41.9%	0.84%		870	1.1%	3.33%
2006		23,785		21,235	4.8%	89.28%		1,515	5.0%	6.37%		155	0.0%	0.65%		880	72.5%	3.70%
2001		22,525		20,265	1.1%	89.97%		1,595	0.9%	7.08%		155	72.2%	0.69%		510	1.0%	2.26%
1996		22,670		20,485	n/a	90.36%		1,580	n/a	6.97%		90	n/a	0.40%		515	n/a	2.27%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[9]

Autoroutes A-15

Principal Highways None

Secondary Highways R-202 R-205 R-209 R-217 R-219 R-221

External Routes I-87 NY 22

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec