Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
450 and 579
Highways	R-133 R-137
Website	www.stdenis surrichelieu.ca

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the southwestern part of

History

In 1694,

On November 23, 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu was the site of the murder of British courier, Lieutenant George Weir by Patriotes. Subsequently, the Patriotes, calling themselves The Sons of Liberty based on the American model, won a battle here against the British Army that marked the official beginning of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Today, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu has a museum called the Maison nationale des Patriotes, an interpretation centre that presents a history of the Patriotes movement that was led by the villager's most famous resident, Wolfred Nelson.

On October 21s 2012, a monument to the memory of Louis-Joseph Papineau was unveiled in a park next to City Hall, along the river, by Québec Premiere Pauline Marois.

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 2,285 1.9% 2006 2,243 2.7% 2001 2,183 (+) 47.46% 1996 1,147 0.5% 1991 1,153 N/A (+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Saint-Denis.

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,505 97.41% English only 15 0.97% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 25 1.62%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu.

• Spurr, John W. (1976). "Gore, Sir Charles Stephen". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.; George Weir's "sadistic" murder.
• History and architectural details of the Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu at the Quebec religious heritage Foundation (English & French languages)
• Maison nationale des Patriotes museum information website