Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu (, ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,339.
History In 1694, King Louis XIV granted the Seigneurie of Saint-Denis to the aristocratic French Army officer, Louis-François De Gannes, sieur de Falaise of Buxeuil, Vienne, France. He named his seigniory after his wife, Barbe Denys.
A great stone Roman Catholic Saint-Denis Church was completed in 1796.
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:Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 2,339 1.3% 2016 2,308 1.0% 2011 2,285 1.9% 2006 2,243 2.7% 2001 2,183 N/A
Language Mother tongue language (2021)2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,255 96.4% English only 25 1.1% Both English and French 25 1.1% Other languages 35 1.5%
See also List of municipalities in Quebec Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)
References
External links
; 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