| Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.6833°N -85°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | < |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Alain Lavallée |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Borduas |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 62.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 60.92 |
| Population Total: | 2245 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 36.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 3.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 908 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0L 2E0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Saint-Marc-sur-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 2,245.
In its origin, the municipality was simply named: Saint-Marc. In 1921, the municipality lost an important part of its territory for the creation of the new municipality of Saint-Amable. In 1980, the municipality of Saint-Marc changed its name to the current name of Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu.
On October 10, 2012, the municipality was reportedly the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale.[4]
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,245 | 3.4% | |
| 2016 | 2,172 | 6.0% | |
| 2011 | 2,050 | 9.3% | |
| 2006 | 1,876 | 4.1% | |
| 2001 | 1,957 | 2.1% | |
| 1996 | 1,999 | 8.0% | |
| 1991 | 1,851 | 12.8% | |
| 1986 | 1,641 | 6.2% | |
| 1981 | 1,545 | 32.3% | |
| 1976 | 1,168 | 19.4% | |
| 1971 | 978 | 6.1% | |
| 1966 | 922 | 3.5% | |
| 1961 | 891 | 6.4% | |
| 1956 | 952 | 6.6% | |
| 1951 | 893 | 0.9% | |
| 1941 | 901 | 2.0% | |
| 1931 | 883 | 3.8% | |
| 1921 | 918 | 3.4% | |
| 1911 | 956 | 1.2% | |
| 1901 | 968 | 7.9% | |
| 1891 | 897 | 13.4% | |
| 1881 | 1,036 | 7.3% | |
| 1871 | 1,117 | 18.1% | |
| 1861 | 1,364 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2021)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,165 | 96.4% | |
| English only | 35 | 1.6% | |
| Both English and French | 25 | 1.1% | |
| Other languages | 15 | 0.7% |