Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | |
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| Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | |
Saint Jean sur Richelieu in 2025 | |
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Flag Logo | |
| Motto: L'industrie, la culture, l'avenir | |
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM | |
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°16′W / 45.317°N 73.267°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Settled | 1665 |
| Constituted | January 24, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Éric Latour |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Iberville and Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• City | 233.75 km2 (90.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 226.93 km2 (87.62 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 53.80 km2 (20.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 97,873 |
| • Density | 431.3/km2 (1,117/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 88,083 |
| • Urban density | 1,637.3/km2 (4,241/sq mi) |
| • | 2.9% |
| • Dwellings | 44,255 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www.ville.saint-jean -sur-richelieu.qc.ca www.sjsr.ca |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Jean on Richelieu') is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal, roughly halfway between Montreal and the Canada–United States border with the state of Vermont. It straddles the west and east banks of the Richelieu River (which is accompanied by a canal) at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. As of December 2019, the population was 98,036. The city has experienced steady growth, up from the official 2021 Census count of 97,873 residents. It hosts the annual International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a hot air balloon festival which attracts thousands of tourists.