Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie
region of the Canadian
province of Quebec
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 3,035. It is located within the La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire
and Mont Rougemont
.
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
region of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 3,035. It is located within the La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Vallée-du-Richelieu is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It surrounds the Richelieu River as the river makes its way from Lake Champlain in the United States north to the Saint Lawrence River northeast of Montreal at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec...
in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire
Mont Saint-Hilaire
Mont Saint-Hilaire , is an isolated hill, high, in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec. It is about thirty kilometres east of Montreal, and immediately east of the Richelieu River. It is one of the Monteregian Hills...
and Mont Rougemont
Mont Rougemont
Mont Rougemont is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec. It is composed of igneous rock and hornfels. The summit stands above sea level. The mountain is mostly covered with sugar maple-dominated forest...
.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,035 | 12.2% |
| 2001 | 2,704 | 7.2% |
| 1996 | 2,913 | 1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,953 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,945 | 97.68% |
| English only | 35 | 1.16% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 35 | 1.16% |