Rougemont, Quebec
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Rougemont | |
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Coordinates: 45°26′N 73°03′W / 45.433°N 73.050°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Rouville |
Constituted | January 26, 2000 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guy Adam |
• Federal riding | Shefford |
• Prov. riding | Iberville |
Area | |
• Municipality | 44.50 km2 (17.18 sq mi) |
• Land | 43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Municipality | 2,696 |
• Density | 61.4/km2 (159/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,668 |
• Urban density | 500.4/km2 (1,296/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 2.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,149 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-112 R-229 R-231 |
Website | www |
Rougemont is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 18 kilometers southwest of Saint-Hyacinthe. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,696.
While it is known for its apple orchards and sugar shacks, Rougemont is also the location of Mont Rougemont and Rougemont Airport.
History
Rougemont was created in 2000 from the merger of the village of Rougemont and the parish of Saint-Michel-de-Rougemont.
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2021)[6]
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Education
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2014) |
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359260". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Rougemont
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Rougemont, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Rougemont, Quebec
- ^ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Rougemont, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website - www.rougemont.ca
- Rougemont and its Region
- Tourisme Rougemont
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