Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu

Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɔk də ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Roch of Richelieu') is a municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Quebec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,573.

Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu
Municipality
Saint-Jean-Baptiste street
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°10′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	June 4, 1859
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Alain Chapdelaine
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area [2][4]
• Total	36.70 km2 (14.17 sq mi)
• Land	34.44 km2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	2,573
• Density	74.7/km2 (193/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	17.6%
• Dwellings	1,172
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 2M0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-223
Website	www.saintroch derichelieu.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend: ^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	2,573	17.6%
2016	2,188	3.1%
2011	2,122	13.5%
2006	1,870	6.3%
2001	1,760	1.2%
1996	1,739	3.0%
1991	1,689	5.7%
1986	1,598	3.2%
1981	1,650	15.4%
1976	1,430	17.3%
1971	1,219	34.0%
1966	910	22.6%
1961	742	6.7%
1956	795	5.7%
1951	752	3.9%
1941	724	4.1%
1931	755	2.3%
1921	773	5.8%
1911	821	8.8%
1901	900	13.9%
1891	1,045	2.5%
1881	1,020	4.9%
1871	972	3.3%
1861	1,005	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,470	96.1%
English only	40	1.6%
Both English & French	25	1.0%
Other languages	35	1.4%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec