Richelieu is a city in Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,742. Its name comes from the fact that it lies along the Richelieu River.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richelieu had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
(+) Amalgamated with Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours on March 15, 2000.
Mother tongue language (2006)
Transportation
The CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan provides commuter and local bus services.
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.