Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu's cemetery
Location within Rouville RCM
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°16′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Rouville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Sylvain Casavant
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Chambly
Area
• Total	50.10 km2 (19.34 sq mi)
• Land	47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	4,544
• Density	96.6/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.3%
• Dwellings	2,022
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3L 6Z5
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-10	R-112 R-133
Website	www.saint-mathias -sur-richelieu.org

Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region on the Richelieu River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 4,544.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	4,544	0.3%
2016	4,531	1.9%
2011	4,618	2.5%
2006	4,506	8.6%
2001	4,149	3.4%
1996	4,014	13.0%
1991	3,553	15.9%
1986	3,065	4.6%
1981	2,929	49.0%
1976	1,966	18.3%
1971	1,662	14.0%
1966	1,458	38.2%
1961	1,055	4.2%
1956	1,012	0.9%
1951	1,003	46.2%
1941	686	3.9%
1931	660	10.2%
1921	735	1.8%
1911	722	9.9%
1901	657	9.4%
1891	725	15.0%
1881	853	9.2%
1871	939	48.7%
1861	1,829	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	4,285	94.5%
English only	100	2.2%
Both English and French	45	1.0%
Other languages	90	2.0%

Notable residents

Michel Jean - Anchorman and journalist TVA Nouvelles and Le Canale Nouvelles (LCN) a Quebec-based news network

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

• Municipalité de Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu