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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
City
Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Old Saint-Jean and the Saint-Jean-l'Evangeliste church at sundown
Old Saint-Jean and the Saint-Jean-l'Evangeliste church at sundown
Official logo of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
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Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu is located in Quebec
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Location within Quebec
Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°16′W / 45.317°N 73.267°W / 45.317; -73.267Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°16′W / 45.317°N 73.267°W / 45.317; -73.267
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Le Haut-Richelieu
Settled 1665
Constituted January 24, 2001
Government
 • Mayor Michel Fecteau
 • Federal riding Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Iberville and Saint-Jean
Area
 • City 234.20 km2 (90.43 sq mi)
 • Land 225.78 km2 (87.17 sq mi)
 • Urban 86.77 km2 (33.50 sq mi)
 • Metro 225.78 km2 (87.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • City 92,394
 • Density 409.2/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
 • Urban 83,053
 • Urban density 957.2/km2 (2,479/sq mi)
 • Metro 94,636
 • Metro density 409.2/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.6%
 • Dwellings 40,411
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J2W, J2X, J2Y, J3A, J3B
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-35

Route 104
Route 133
Route 219
Route 223
Website www.ville.saint-jean
-sur-richelieu.qc.ca

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃəljø]), commonly abbreviated as SJSR, is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. The results of the 2011 Census stated that the city's population was 92,394; the number of residents was estimated at 94,636 in 2014.

Historically, the city has been an important transportation hub. The first railway line in British North America connected it with La Prairie in 1836. It also hosts the annual "Festival International des Montgolfières", an international hot air balloon festival which attracts thousands of tourists who come to see the hundreds of balloons in the sky each August.

The Chambly Canal extends 20 kilometres (12 mi) north along the west bank of the river and provides modern freight passage to Chambly and the St. Lawrence River. The canal has one lock near the downtown core of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In the winter, the city builds a skating rink on the canal near the lock. In the summer, the embankment on the east side of the canal has a 20-kilometre (12 mi) cycling path.

The French built Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec) in the seventeenth century. Known to early English settlers as St. Johns, it provided an important communication link during the French and Indian Wars. During the American Revolutionary War control of the town changed hands several times as British and American forces moved through the area.


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