Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjas syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint Mathias on Richelieu') is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region on the Richelieu River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 4,544.
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | |
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Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu's cemetery | |
 Location within Rouville RCM | |
  Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°16′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Rouville |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Casavant |
| • Federal riding | Beloeil—Chambly |
| • Prov. riding | Chambly |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.10 km2 (19.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 4,544 |
| • Density | 96.6/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 2,022 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-10 |  R-112  R-133 |
| Website | www.saint-mathias -sur-richelieu.org |
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2021)[6]
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Notable people
Michel Jean - Anchorman and journalist TVA Nouvelles and Le Canale Nouvelles (LCN) a Quebec-based news network
