Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu

Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl də ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]) is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 507.

Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°52′N 72°54′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Yvon Pesant
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area [2][4]
• Total	51.40 km2 (19.85 sq mi)
• Land	51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[5]
• Total	507
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2%
• Dwellings	225
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1T0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-239
Website	www.saintmarcel derichelieu.ca

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu community profile

	2021	2011
Population	507 (+2.0% from 2016)	543 (-6.4% from 2006)
Land area	51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi)	50.93 km2 (19.66 sq mi)
Population density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)	10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
Median age	41.2 (M: 42.8, F: 39.6)	40.4 (M: 42.2, F: 37.7)
Private dwellings	210 (total)	242 (total)
Median household income		$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[6] 2011^[7]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Quebec^[8]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 613 —     1996 619 +1.0% 2001 629 +1.6%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 580 −7.8% 2011 543 −6.4% 2016 497 −8.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 507 +2.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		545		530	7.8%	97.25%		5	n/a%	0.92%		5	n/a%	0.92%		5	n/a%	0.92%
2006		575		575	8.7%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		630		630	1.6%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		620		620	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Communities

• Saint-Marcel
• Lanoieville

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec