Saint-Jean-Baptiste

On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.

• Name — Saint-Jean-Baptiste • Type — Municipality • Image Map — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Quebec location diagram.PNG • Map Caption — Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM • Pushpin Map — Canada Southern Quebec • Pushpin Caption — Location in southern Quebec • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Montérégie • Subdivision Type3 — RCM • Subdivision Name3 — La Vallée-du-Richelieu • Established Title1 — Constituted • Established Date1 — July 1, 1855 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Marilyn Nadeau • Leader Title1 — Federal riding • Leader Name1 — Beloeil—Chambly • Leader Title2 — Prov. riding • Leader Name2 — Borduas • Area Total Km2 — 73.00 • Area Land Km2 — 72.36 • Population Total — 3179 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — 43.9 • Population Blank1 Title — Pop 2016-2021 • Population Blank1 — 2.3% • Population Blank2 Title — Dwellings • Population Blank2 — 1386 • Time Zone — EST • Utc Offset — −5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — −4 • Postal Code Type — Postal code(s) • Postal Code — J0L 2B0 • Area Codes — 450 and 579 • Custom Label Sec1 — Highways • Website — www.msjb.qc.ca Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, a Canadian province. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 3,179. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont. On November 4, 1998 it moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.

Population trend: • Census — Population — Change (%) • 2021 — 3,179 — 2.3% • 2016 — 3,107 — 2.6% • 2011 — 3,191 — 5.1% • 2006 — 3,035 — 12.2% • 2001 — 2,704 — 7.2% • 1996 — 2,913 — 1.4% • 1991 — 2,953 — 8.9% • 1986 — 2,711 — 0.6% • 1981 — 2,726 — 17.7% • 1976 — 2,317 — 17.0% • 1971 — 1,980 — 10.2% • 1966 — 1,797 — 20.8% • 1961 — 1,488 — 13.8% • 1956 — 1,308 — 4.6% • 1951 — 1,251 — 11.4% • 1941 — 1,123 — 1.0% • 1931 — 1,112 — 1.4% • 1921 — 1,128 — 9.5% • 1911 — 1,246 — 4.0% • 1901 — 1,298 — 10.8% • 1891 — 1,455 — 16.4% • 1881 — 1,740 — 10.9% • 1871 — 1,953 — 7.3% • 1861 — 2,106 — N/A

Mother tongue language (2021) • Language — Population — Pct (%) • French only — 3,065 — 96.4% • English only — 55 — 1.7% • Both English and French — 20 — 0.6% • Other languages — 40 — 1.3%

• Illustration — Amitié elementary school, in the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Quebec), in June 2022 The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

• Illustration — Community center located opposite the church, on Principale Street • Illustration — church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the mass grave • Illustration — View of Mont Saint-Hilaire and crop fields from Route 229 (north of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste) • Illustration — View of the front facade of the town hall, located next to the church • Illustration — Information panel installed in front of the town hall • Illustration — View of rue Principale (near the corner of chemin de Rouville), on the south side of the village • Illustration — view of Mont Saint-Hilaire (in the background) and the steeple of the church of the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste