Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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. It is located within the
Rouville Regional County Municipality
Rouville is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Marieville.
Subdivisions
There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (3)
* Marieville
* Richelieu
* Saint-Césaire
;Municip ...
in the
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
The ...
region on the
Richelieu River
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. The population as of the
Canada 2011 Census was 4,618.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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, 2001
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, 2006
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, 2011
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census
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)
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Notable residents
Michel Jean
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In addition to his journal ...
- Anchorman and journalist TVA Nouvelles and Le Canale Nouvelles (LCN) a Quebec-based news network
See also
*List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
Municipalité de Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
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Incorporated places in Rouville Regional County Municipality
Municipalities in Quebec
Greater Montreal