Rivière-Beaudette

{{Infobox settlement

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|settlement_type = Municipality

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|image_caption = Route 325 at Riviere-Beaudette

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Canada

|subdivision_type1 = Province

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|subdivision_name2 = Montérégie

|subdivision_type3 = RCM

|subdivision_name3 = Vaudreuil-Soulanges

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|established_title1 = Constituted

|established_date1 = 17 January 1990

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|government_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Répertoire des municipalités - Rivière-Beaudette |url=https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/71005/ |website=www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation |access-date=12 May 2022 |language=fr}}

|government_type =

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Patrick Bousez

|leader_title1 = Federal riding

|leader_name1 = Salaberry—Suroît

|leader_title2 = Prov. riding

|leader_name2 = Soulanges

|area_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Riviere-Beaudette&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052471005|title=Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Rivière-Beaudette, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |date=9 February 2022}}

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|area_total_km2 = 25.21

|area_land_km2 = 18.48

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|population_total = 2489

|population_as_of = 2021

|population_density_km2 = 134.7

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|population_blank1 = {{increase}} 18.7%

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|timezone = EST

|utc_offset = −5

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|utc_offset_DST = −4

|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

|postal_code = J0P 1R0

|area_code = 450 and 579

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Rivière-Beaudette ({{IPA|fr|ʁivjɛʁ bodɛt}}) is a municipality of Quebec, Canada, located in the southwest corner of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality on the border with Ontario along the St. Lawrence River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 2,489.

The area is primarily made up of farmland with residential development along the St. Lawrence River.

History

This location was first identified as "Pointe au Baudet" as early as 1686 on a map by Deshayes. This name, also spelled "Beaudet" and "Baudette" over time, refers to a small peninsula in St. Lawrence River, and was also given to the stream that empties into the St. Lawrence next to it. Various theories exist as to why this location was called baudet, since this name could refer to a donkey, a type of folding bed with canvas straps, or a trestle for cutting wood.

In 1734, Pointe au Baudet was included in the seigneury granted to Paul-Joseph Le Moyne de Longueuil. By 1787, a sawmill existed at the "Baudet" River. In 1855, the Grand Trunk Railway was constructed through the area, and two years later, the "{{Sic|hide=y|River Beaudette}}" post office opened.

In 1887, the Village Municipality of Rivière Beaudette was formed out of territory ceded by Saint-Zotique.

In 1916, the Parish Municipality of Sainte Claire d'Assise was created, also out of territory ceded by Saint-Zotique. On April 1, 1978, it was renamed to the Parish Municipality of Rivière-Beaudette.

On January 17, 1990, the parish and village merged to form the Municipality of Rivière-Beaudette.

Demographics

{{Canada census

|2021_population=2,489 | 2021_pop_delta=18.7 | 2021_land_area=18.48 | 2021_pop_density=134.7

|2021_median_age=40.4 | 2021_median_age_m=42.0 | 2021_median_age_f=39.2

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,069 | 2021_mean_hh_income=88,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00052471005 | 2021_access_date=2022-08-22

|2016_population=2,097 | 2016_pop_delta=11.2 | 2016_land_area=18.68 | 2016_pop_density=112.3

|2016_median_age=42.2 | 2016_median_age_m=42.8 | 2016_median_age_f=41.6

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=951 | 2016_mean_hh_income=68,864 | 2016_access_date=2021-11-26

|2011_population=1,885 | 2011_pop_delta=+9.6 | 2011_land_area=18.51 | 2011_pop_density=101.9

|2011_median_age=43.5 | 2011_median_age_m=44.3 | 2011_median_age_f=41.8

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=894 | 2011_mean_hh_income=63,336 | 2011_access_date=2014-02-07

|2006_population=1,720 | 2006_pop_delta=+17.5 | 2006_land_area=18.47 | 2006_pop_density=93.1

|2006_median_age=43.2 | 2006_median_age_m=43.8 | 2006_median_age_f=42.9

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=814 | 2006_mean_hh_income=40,777 | 2006_access_date=2014-02-07

|2001_population=1,464 | 2001_pop_delta=+6.0 | 2001_land_area=18.47 | 2001_pop_density=79.2

|2001_median_age=40.7 | 2001_median_age_m=41.5 | 2001_median_age_f=39.7

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=730 | 2001_mean_hh_income=38,685 | 2001_access_date=2014-02-07

|notes=

}}

{{Historical populations

| title= Historical Census Data - Rivière-Beaudette, Quebec

| percentages =

| align = none

| shading = off

| cols = 2

| footnote = Population amounts prior to 1990 are total of Rivière-Beaudette (VL) and Rivière-Beaudette (P).

| source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

| 1976 |{{Sum|233|591}}

| 1981 |{{Sum|224|765}}

| 1986 |1047

| 1991 |1292

| 1996 |1381

| 2001 |1464

| 2006 |1720

| 2011 |1885

| 2016 |2097

| 2021 |2489

}}

=Language=

class="wikitable" !colspan="19"\|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rivière-Beaudette, Quebec
Census \| ! Total \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|French}} \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|English}} \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|French & English}} \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|Other}}
Year \| ! Responses \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop %
{{center\|2021}} \| \| {{center\|2,465}} \| \| 2,170 \| {{increase}} 18.3% \| 88.0% \| \| 195 \| {{increase}} 21.9% \| 7.9% \| \| 60 \| {{increase}} 100.0% \| 2.4% \| \| 45 \| {{decrease}} 10.0% \| 1.8%
{{center\|2016}} \| \| {{center\|2,080}} \| \| 1,835 \| {{increase}} 14.7% \| 88.2% \| \| 160 \| {{decrease}} 5.9% \| 7.7% \| \| 30 \| {{same}} 0.0% \| 1.4% \| \| 50 \| {{decrease}} 16.7% \| 2.4%
{{center\|2011}} \| \| {{center\|1,860}} \| \| 1,600 \| {{increase}} 8.1% \| 86.0% \| \| 170 \| {{decrease}} 10.5% \| 9.1% \| \| 30 \| {{increase}} n/a% \| 1.6% \| \| 60 \| {{increase}} 140.0% \| 3.2%
{{center\|2006}} \| \| {{center\|1,695}} \| \| 1,480 \| {{increase}} 10.4% \| 87.3% \| \| 190 \| {{increase}} 123.5% \| 11.2% \| \| 0 \| {{decrease}} 100.0% \| 0.0% \| \| 25 \| {{increase}} n/a% \| 1.5%
{{center\|2001}} \| \| {{center\|1,440}} \| \| 1,340 \| {{increase}} 16.5% \| 93.1% \| \| 85 \| {{decrease}} 43.3% \| 5.9% \| \| 15 \| {{decrease}} 25.0% \| 1.0% \| \| 0 \| {{decrease}} 100.0% \| 0.0%
{{center\|1996}} \| \| {{center\|1,350}} \| \| 1,150 \| n/a \| 85.2% \| \| 150 \| n/a \| 11.1% \| \| 20 \| n/a \| 1.5% \| \| 30 \| n/a \| 2.2%

class="wikitable"

!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rivière-Beaudette, Quebec

Census

! Total

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|French & English}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}

Year

! Responses

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

| {{center|2,465}}

| 2,170

| {{increase}} 18.3%

| 88.0%

| 195

| {{increase}} 21.9%

| 7.9%

| 60

| {{increase}} 100.0%

| 2.4%

| 45

| {{decrease}} 10.0%

| 1.8%

| {{center|2,080}}

| 1,835

| {{increase}} 14.7%

| 88.2%

| 160

| {{decrease}} 5.9%

| 7.7%

| 30

| {{same}} 0.0%

| 1.4%

| 50

| {{decrease}} 16.7%

| 2.4%

| {{center|1,860}}

| 1,600

| {{increase}} 8.1%

| 86.0%

| 170

| {{decrease}} 10.5%

| 9.1%

| 30

| {{increase}} n/a%

| 1.6%

| 60

| {{increase}} 140.0%

| 3.2%

| {{center|1,695}}

| 1,480

| {{increase}} 10.4%

| 87.3%

| 190

| {{increase}} 123.5%

| 11.2%

| 0

| {{decrease}} 100.0%

| 0.0%

| 25

| {{increase}} n/a%

| 1.5%

| {{center|1,440}}

| 1,340

| {{increase}} 16.5%

| 93.1%

| 85

| {{decrease}} 43.3%

| 5.9%

| 15

| {{decrease}} 25.0%

| 1.0%

| 0

| {{decrease}} 100.0%

| 0.0%

| {{center|1,350}}

| 1,150

| n/a

| 85.2%

| 150

| n/a

| 11.1%

| 20

| n/a

| 1.5%

| 30

| n/a

| 2.2%

File:L'église de Rivière-Beaudette.jpg

Local government

class="wikitable" style="width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;" \|+Rivière-Beaudette federal election results{{cite web \|url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/44gedata&document=bypro&lang=e \|title=Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Rivière-Beaudette)\|publisher=Elections Canada \|access-date=March 4, 2023}} ! colspan="2" scope="col" \| Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" \| Liberal ! colspan="2" scope="col" \| Conservative ! colspan="2" scope="col" \| Bloc Québécois ! colspan="2" scope="col" \| New Democratic ! colspan="2" scope="col" \| Green
rowspan="2" style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|BQ}}\| ! 2021 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal\|background}} \| 23% \| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"\| 323 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative\|background}} \| 30% \| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"\| 420 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|BQ\|background}} \| 34% \| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"\| 483 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|NDP\|background}} \| 7% \| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"\| 100 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Green\|background}} \| 0% \| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"\| 0
2019 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal\|background}} \| 27% \| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"\| 328 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative\|background}} \| 11% \| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"\| 156 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|BQ\|background}} \| 48% \| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"\| 675 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|NDP\|background}} \| 8% \| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"\| 119 \| {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Green\|background}} \| 3% \| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"\| 45

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|+Rivière-Beaudette federal election results{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/44gedata&document=bypro&lang=e |title=Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Rivière-Beaudette)|publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=March 4, 2023}}

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Conservative

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Bloc Québécois

! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Green

rowspan="2" style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ}}|

! 2021

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 23%

| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 323

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | 30%

| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 420

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ|background}} | 34%

| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 483

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 7%

| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 100

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 0%

| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 0

2019

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 27%

| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 328

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | 11%

| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 156

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ|background}} | 48%

| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 675

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 8%

| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 119

| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 3%

| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 45

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|+Rivière-Beaudette provincial election results{{cite web |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/results-and-statistics/general-election-results/2018-10-01/ |title=Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Rivière-Beaudette)|publisher=Elections Québec |access-date=March 4, 2023}}

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year

! colspan="2" scope="col" | CAQ

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal

! colspan="2" scope="col" | QC solidaire

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Parti Québécois

style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|QC|CAQ}}|

! 2018

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|CAQ|background}} | 49%

| style="text-align:right; background:#1E90FF;"| 670

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|Liberal|background}} | 18%

| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 249

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|QS|background}} | 12%

| style="text-align:right; background:#FF8040;"| 168

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|PQ|background}} | 12%

| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 167

style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|QC|Liberal}}|

! 2014

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|CAQ|background}} | 0%

| style="text-align:right; background:#1E90FF;"| 0

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|Liberal|background}} | 46%

| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 509

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|QS|background}} | 12%

| style="text-align:right; background:#FF8040;"| 138

| {{Canadian party colour|QC|PQ|background}} | 37%

| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 418

Rivière-Beaudette forms part of the federal electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît and has been represented by Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Rivière-Beaudette is part of the Soulanges electoral district and is represented by Marilyne Picard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Rivière-Beaudette (municipalité) 17.1.1990 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=1234 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=26 November 2021}}

Richard Leroux (1990–2006)
Denis Brodeur (2006–2009)
Patrick Bousez (2009–present)

Attractions

Rivière-Beaudette is home to nine-hole golf course which integrates the natural landscape of the site to maximize the golfers’ experience. This course offers at each hole a choice of 5 different ways to start, allowing many distance and difficulty variations.{{cite web | url=https://www.golfst-zotique.qc.ca/our-courses/?lang=en | title=Our courses }}

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.{{cite web|url=http://www.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca/commission-scolaire/les-ecoles-et-les-centres|title=Les écoles et les centres|publisher=Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs|accessdate=18 January 2013}}

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools."[http://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/content/CSLBP_Carte_2016_v06.pdf School Board Map]." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.