Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Municipality
Entrance of Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°12′W / 45.567°N 73.200°W / 45.567; -73.200[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Matthew the Apostle and the Seignory of Beloeil[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Normand Teasdale
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	39.40 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
• Land	39.39 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	2,952
• Density	74.9/km2 (194/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12.7%
• Dwellings	1,197
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3G 2C9
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-229
Website	www.saint-mathieu- de-beloeil.com

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø də bɛlœj]) is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 2,952.

Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil has its origins in a parish established in 1772. The parish was canonically erected in 1832 and civilly established in 1835. Its territory originally included the present city of Belœil, although portions were later separated to form neighboring municipalities. The municipality changed from a parish municipality to its current municipal status in December 1992. Its name commemorates the priest Matthieu Camin LaTaille and refers to the former Seigneurie de Belœil, granted in 1694.^[5]

Demographics

Population Population trend:[6] Census Population Change (%) 2021 2,952 12.7% 2016 2,619 0.2% 2011 2,624 14.7% 2006 2,288 2.3% 2001 2,236 4.3% 1996 2,143 10.1% 1991 1,947 9.2% 1986 1,783 16.2% 1981 1,535 93.8% 1976 792 40.7% 1971 563 3.7% 1966 543 58.1% 1961 1,296 10.8% 1956 1,170 17.1% 1951 999 25.8% 1941 794 4.1% 1931 828 5.9% 1921 880 33.3% 1911 660 60.3% 1901 1,661 8.0% 1891 1,805 4.2% 1881 1,732 0.8% 1871 1,719 12.3% 1861 1,960 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2021)[7] Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,795 94.7% English only 60 2.0% Both English and French 30 1.0% Other languages 50 1.7%

Education

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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.^[8]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References