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.
History
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.
Geography
The Richelieu River forms the eastern boundary of the municipality as it flows northwards.
Demographics
Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census 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
Language Mother tongue language (2021)2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 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%
Gallery
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
References