Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°11′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Settled	1698
Constituted	March 22, 1995
Government
• Mayor	Julie Lussier
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area
• Total	66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
• Land	64.91 km2 (25.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,735
• Density	26.7/km2 (69/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.0%
• Dwellings	794
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 2G0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-133
Website	www.saint-charles -sur-richelieu.ca

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃaʁl syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Charles on Richelieu') is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,735.

Geography

Communities

• Kierkoski
• Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu community profile

	2021	2016
Population	1,735 (+1.0% from 2016)	1,717 (+4.5% from 2011)
Land area	64.91 km2 (25.06 sq mi)	65.00 km2 (25.10 sq mi)
Population density	26.7/km2 (69/sq mi)	26.4/km2 (68/sq mi)
Median age	50.0 (M: 50.0, F: 50.0)	48.8 (M: 48.4, F: 49.5)
Private dwellings	794 (total)  761 (occupied)	759 (total)
Median household income	$90,000	$78,592

References: 2021 2016

Population Population trend:

Census	Population	Change (%)
1996	1,710	N/A
2001	1,736	1.5%
2006	1,742	0.3%
2011	1,643	5.7%
2016	1,717	4.5%
2021	1,735	1.0%

Language Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,645	94.8%
English only	40	2.3%
Both English and French	30	1.7%
Other languages	20	1.2%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec