Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

"Saint-Jean, Quebec" redirects here. For other places called Saint-Jean in Quebec, see Saint-Jean § Canada.

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
City
Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint Jean sur Richelieu in 2025
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Motto:  L'industrie, la culture, l'avenir
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°16′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Richelieu
Settled	1665
Constituted	January 24, 2001
Government
• Mayor	Éric Latour
• Federal riding	Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Iberville and Saint-Jean
Area
• City	233.75 km2 (90.25 sq mi)
• Land	226.93 km2 (87.62 sq mi)
• Urban	53.80 km2 (20.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• City	97,873
• Density	431.3/km2 (1,117/sq mi)
• Urban	88,083
• Urban density	1,637.3/km2 (4,241/sq mi)
•	2.9%
• Dwellings	44,255
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0J1R0, J2W, J2X, J2Y, J3A, J3B
Area codes	450 and 579
Website	www.ville.saint-jean -sur-richelieu.qc.ca www.sjsr.ca

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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Jean on Richelieu') is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal, roughly halfway between Montreal and the Canada–United States border with the state of Vermont. It straddles the west and east banks of the Richelieu River (which is accompanied by a canal) at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. As of December 2019, the population was 98,036. The city has experienced steady growth, up from the official 2021 Census count of 97,873 residents. It hosts the annual International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a hot air balloon festival which attracts thousands of tourists.