Rougemont | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
Coordinates: | 45.4333°N -76°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Rouville |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | January 26, 2000 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Guy Adam |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Shefford |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Iberville |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Km2: | 44.50 |
Area Land Km2: | 43.91 |
Area Urban Km2: | 3.33 |
Population Total: | 2696 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 61.4 |
Population Urban: | 1668 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | 500.4 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 2.1% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 1149 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | J0L 1M0 |
Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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Rougemont is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 18 kilometers southwest of Saint-Hyacinthe. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,696.
While it is known for its apple orchards and sugar shacks, Rougemont is also the location of Mont Rougemont and Rougemont Airport.
Rougemont was created in 2000 from the merger of the village of Rougemont and the parish of Saint-Michel-de-Rougemont.
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2,696 | 2.1% | |
2016 | 2,755 | 1.2% | |
2011 | 2,723 | 3.9% | |
2006 | 2,622 | 1.5% | |
2001 | 2,583 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2021)[5]
Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
French only | 2,505 | 92.8% | |
English only | 80 | 3.0% | |
Both English and French | 25 | 0.9% | |
Other languages | 75 | 2.8% |
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[6]