Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Jean-Baptiste which is now part of Mont-Joli, Quebec.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ batist] ^ⓘ) 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.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Municipality
Principal Street
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Marilyn Nadeau
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi)
• Land	72.36 km2 (27.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	3,179
• Density	43.9/km2 (114/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2.3%
• Dwellings	1,386
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 2B0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-227
Website	www.msjb.qc.ca

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

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec