Rougemont, Quebec

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Rougemont
Municipality
Mont Rougemont looms over the surrounding region
Mont Rougemont looms over the surrounding region
Location within Rouville RCM
Location within Rouville RCM
Rougemont is located in Southern Quebec
Rougemont
Rougemont
Location in southern Quebec
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Rouville
Constituted January 26, 2000
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Alain Brière
 • Federal riding Shefford
 • Prov. riding Iberville
Area[2][4]
 • Total 44.50 km2 (17.18 sq mi)
 • Land 43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 2,723
 • Density 62.0/km2 (161/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.9%
 • Dwellings 1,066
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0L 1M0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 112
Route 229
Route 231
Website www.rougemont.ca

Rougemont is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,723. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 18 kilometers southwest of Saint-Hyacinthe.

Rougemont is well known for its apple orchards and sugar shacks. It is also the location of Mont Rougemont and Rougemont Airport.

Demographics

Education

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]

See also

References

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External links

  1. Reference number 359260 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Rougemont
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  4. 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Rougemont, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Rougemont, Quebec
  7. 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.