| Richelieu | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.45°N -88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rouville |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | March 15, 2000 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Claude Gauthier |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Beloeil—Chambly |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Chambly |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 32.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 30.96 |
| Population Total: | 5742 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 185.4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 9.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2506 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J3L |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Richelieu is a city in Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,742. Its name comes from the fact that it lies along the Richelieu River.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richelieu had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 30.96km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4] Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,742 | 9.7% | |
| 2016 | 5,236 | 4.2% | |
| 2011 | 5,467 | 5.0% | |
| 2006 | 5,208 | 3.7% | |
| 2001 | 4,851 | 51.8% | |
| 1996 | 3,195 | 12.4% | |
| 1991 | 2,843 | 40.7% | |
| 1986 | 2,020 | 10.3% | |
| 1981 | 1,832 | 4.4% | |
| 1976 | 1,755 | 1.2% | |
| 1971 | 1,777 | 6.9% | |
| 1966 | 1,663 | 3.2% | |
| 1961 | 1,612 | 15.3% | |
| 1956 | 1,398 | 23.9% | |
| 1951 | 1,128 | 45.9% | |
| 1941 | 773 | 47.5% | |
| 1931 | 524 | 23.0% | |
| 1921 | 426 | 28.3% | |
| 1911 | 332 | 14.7% | |
| 1901 | 389 | 26.6% | |
| 1891 | 530 | 35.9% | |
| 1881 | 390 | 2.6% | |
| 1871 | 380 | N/A |
Richelieu amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000.Mother tongue language (2021)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 5,225 | 93.0% | |
| English only | 150 | 2.7% | |
| Both English and French | 80 | 1.4% | |
| Other languages | 150 | 2.7% |
The CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan provides commuter and local bus services.
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]