Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Municipality
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Jacques Durand
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi)
• Land	72.03 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	3,191
• Density	44.3/km2 (115/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.1%
• Dwellings	1,361
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 2B0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 227
Website	www.msjb.qc.ca

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,191. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont.

On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.

Demographics[]

Population[] Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 3,191 5.1% 2006 3,035 12.2% 2001 2,704 7.2% 1996 2,913 1.4% 1991 2,953 N/A

Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,945 97.68% English only 35 1.16% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 35 1.16%

Education[]

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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.^[6]

Language[]

Mother tongue language (2006)^[7]

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References[]

External links[]

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