Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Municipality
Entrance of Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°12′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Matthew the Apostle and the Seignory of Beloeil
Government
• Mayor	Normand Teasdale
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area
• Total	39.40 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
• Land	39.39 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,952
• Density	74.9/km2 (194/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12.7%
• Dwellings	1,197
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3G 2C9
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-229
Website	www.saint-mathieu- de-beloeil.com

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø də bɛlœj]) is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 2,952.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	2,952	12.7%
2016	2,619	0.2%
2011	2,624	14.7%
2006	2,288	2.3%
2001	2,236	4.3%
1996	2,143	10.1%
1991	1,947	9.2%
1986	1,783	16.2%
1981	1,535	93.8%
1976	792	40.7%
1971	563	3.7%
1966	543	58.1%
1961	1,296	10.8%
1956	1,170	17.1%
1951	999	25.8%
1941	794	4.1%
1931	828	5.9%
1921	880	33.3%
1911	660	60.3%
1901	1,661	8.0%
1891	1,805	4.2%
1881	1,732	0.8%
1871	1,719	12.3%
1861	1,960	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,795	94.7%
English only	60	2.0%
Both English and French	30	1.0%
Other languages	50	1.7%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec