Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu (, ) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 2,066. The town was founded in 1892.
Geography The community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometres north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.
The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.
Demographics
Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 1,945 12.8% 94.6% 70 40.0% 3.4% 10 66.7% 0.5% 35 40.0% 1.7% 1,725 9.7% 94.26% 50 9.1% 2.73% 30 50.0% 1.64% 25 58.3% 1.37% 1,910 3.0% 93.40% 55 35.3% 2.69% 20 100.0% 0.98% 60 20.0% 2.93% 1,855 5.1% 92.75% 85 112.5% 4.25% 10 50.0% 0.50% 50 0.0% 2.50% 1,955 n/a 94.67% 40 n/a 1.94% 20 n/a 0.97% 50 n/a 2.42%
Government
Municipal Council Source: Jacques Desmarais, mayor Ronald Girardin, councillor (district #1) Christien Madison, councillor (district #2) Sylvain Raymond, councillor (district #3) Jules Bergerons, councillor (district #4) Éric Lachance councillor (district #5) Alain Gaucher, councillor (district #6)
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
References
External links Profile of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu from the Haut-Richelieu MRC page Google Map location of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu