Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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| Le Haut-Richelieu (Quebec) |
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| — Regional County Municipality — | |
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| Coordinates (380, 4e Avenue, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu): | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Incorporated | 01 Jan, 1982 |
| Area | |
| - Land | 936.26 km² (361.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 108,892 |
| - Density | 116.3/km² (301.2/sq mi) |
| - Change ~2001 | +8.1% |
| - Dwellings | 47,690 |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| Website: mrchr.qc.ca | |
Le Haut-Richelieu (Upper Richelieu) is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through the RCM.
[edit] Communities
- Cities and Towns
- Municipalities
- Henryville
- Lacolle
- Mont-Saint-Grégoire
- Noyan
- Saint-Alexandre
- Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
- Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville
- Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville
- Venise-en-Québec
- Parishes
- Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix
- Saint-Sébastien
- Saint-Valentin
- Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois
[edit] Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French only | 100,475 | 93.57% |
| English only | 3,355 | 3.12% |
| Both English and French | 695 | 0.65% |
| Other languages | 2,865 | 2.67% |
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