Iberville () was a city in the

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region of the

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province of

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on the east side of the

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, across from

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. It was about 30 miles (50 km) from

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, and about the same distance from the

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border at the head of

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. In 2002, Iberville merged with neighbouring Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, along with several other neighbouring towns and villages. The population of Iberville in 2006 was 9,989, up 6% from the 2001 census. The last mayor of Iberville was Jean Rioux, who later became a Liberal MNA in the

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and a Liberal MP in the

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Education

The

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previously served the municipality.King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board).
South Shore Protestant Regional School Board
(St. Johns, PQ). ''

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''. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from

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on November 23, 2014.

References

External links

Iberville official website
(Archive) Former municipalities in Quebec Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Communities in Montérégie Populated places disestablished in 2002 2002 disestablishments in Quebec {{Montérégie-geo-stub