Venise-en-Québec, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Venise-en-Québec is a municipality
in the province of Quebec
, Canada
, located at the north end of Lake Champlain
in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 1,319.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located at the north end of Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Haut-Richelieu is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through the RCM.-Communities:...
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 1,319.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,319 | 6.1% |
| 2001 | 1,243 | 12.2% |
| 1996 | 1,108 | 18.6% |
| 1991 | 934 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,159 | 88.54% |
| English only | 85 | 6.49% |
| Both English and French | 1 | 0.01% |
| Other languages | 65 | 4.96% |