Rougemont, Quebec

Rougemont (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒmɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 18 kilometers southwest of Saint-Hyacinthe. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,696.

Rougemont
Municipality
Downtown Rougemont, Quebec
Location within Rouville RCM
Rougemont Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°26′N 73°03′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Rouville
Constituted	January 26, 2000
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Guy Adam
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Iberville
Area [2][4]
• Municipality	44.50 km2 (17.18 sq mi)
• Land	43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
• Urban	3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Municipality	2,696
• Density	61.4/km2 (159/sq mi)
• Urban	1,668
• Urban density	500.4/km2 (1,296/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2.1%
• Dwellings	1,149
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 1M0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-112 R-229 R-231
Website	www.rougemont.ca

While it is known for its apple orchards and sugar shacks, Rougemont is also the location of Mont Rougemont and Rougemont Airport.

History

Rougemont was created in 2000 from the merger of the village of Rougemont and the parish of Saint-Michel-de-Rougemont.

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2021 2,696 2.1% 2016 2,755 1.2% 2011 2,723 3.9% 2006 2,622 1.5% 2001 2,583 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2021)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,505 92.8% English only 80 3.0% Both English and French 25 0.9% Other languages 75 2.8%

Education

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal history of Quebec