Rougemont
Municipality
Mont Rougemont looms over the surrounding region
Location within Rouville RCM
Rougemont Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°26′N 73°03′W / 45.433°N 73.050°W / 45.433; -73.050[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Rouville
Constituted	January 26, 2000
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Michel Arseneault
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Iberville
Area [2][4]
• Total	44.50 km2 (17.18 sq mi)
• Land	43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	2,755
• Density	62.0/km2 (161/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.9%
• Dwellings	1,066
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 1M0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-112 R-229 R-231
Website	www.rougemont.ca

Rougemont is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 18 kilometers southwest of Saint-Hyacinthe. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,723.

While it is known for its apple orchards and sugar shacks, Rougemont is also the location of Mont Rougemont and Rougemont Airport.

Demographics

Population[edit] Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 2,723 3.9% 2006 2,622 1.5% 2001 2,583 4.3% Merger 2,700 (+) 54.2% 1996 1,237 5.2% 1991 1,176 N/A (+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Michel-de-Rougemont and the Village of Rougemont on January 26, 2000.

Language[edit] Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,535 96.20% English only 50 1.90% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 50 1.90%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.^[7]