Rougemont () is a municipality in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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, located within the
Rouville Regional County Municipality in the
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
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region about 18 kilometers southwest of
Saint-Hyacinthe
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. The population as of the
Canada 2021 Census
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was 2,696.
While it is known for its
apple
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orchard
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s and
sugar shacks, Rougemont is also the location of
Mont Rougemont and
Rougemont Airport.
History
Rougemont was created in 2000 from the merger of the village of Rougemont and the parish of Saint-Michel-de-Rougemont.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
Language
Mother tongue language (2021)
[2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Rougemont, Quebec](_blank)
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Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[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
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on November 23, 2014.
See also
*List of municipalities in Quebec
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*Municipal history of Quebec
The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but it really developed immediately prior to the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841 with the formation of municipal dist ...
References
External links
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Official website - www.rougemont.caRougemont and its RegionTourisme Rougemont
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Rouville Regional County Municipality