Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

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Not to be confused with the former Saint-Jean-Baptiste which is now part of Mont-Joli, Quebec.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Municipality
St-Jean-Baptiste rue principale.jpg
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
Saint-Jean-Baptiste is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°07′W / 45.517°N 73.117°W / 45.517; -73.117[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLa Vallée-du-Richelieu
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorJacques Durand
 • Federal ridingBeloeil—Chambly
 • Prov. ridingBorduas
Area
[2][4]
 • Total73.00 km2 (28.19 sq mi)
 • Land72.03 km2 (27.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total3,191
 • Density44.3/km2 (115/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 5.1%
 • Dwellings
1,361
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0L 2B0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 227
Websitewww.msjb.qc.ca

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, a Canadian province. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,191. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont.

On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.

Demographics[edit]

Education[edit]

Amitié elementary school, in the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Quebec), in June 2022

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[6]

Language[edit]

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Photo gallery[edit]

  • Community center located opposite the church, on Principale Street

    Community center located opposite the church, on Principale Street

  • church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the mass grave

    church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the mass grave

  • View of Mont Saint-Hilaire and crop fields from Route 229 (north of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

    View of Mont Saint-Hilaire and crop fields from Route 229 (north of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

  • View of the front facade of the town hall, located next to the church

    View of the front facade of the town hall, located next to the church

  • Information panel installed in front of the town hall

    Information panel installed in front of the town hall

  • View of rue Principale (near the corner of chemin de Rouville), on the south side of the village

    View of rue Principale (near the corner of chemin de Rouville), on the south side of the village

  • view of Mont Saint-Hilaire (in the background) and the steeple of the church of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

    view of Mont Saint-Hilaire (in the background) and the steeple of the church of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Reference number 377887 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Jean Baptiste
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec

External links[edit]

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