Introduction
City in Quebec, CanadaMarievilleCityMarieville in 2026Location within Rouville RCMMarievilleLocation in southern QuebecCoordinates: 45°26′N 73°10′W / 45.433°N 73.167°W / 45.433; -73.167CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionMontérégieRCMRouvilleConstitutedJune 14, 2000Government • MayorVincent Després • Federal ridingBeloeil—Chambly • Prov. ridingIbervilleArea • Total62.90 km2 (24.29 sq mi) • Land63.23 km2 (24.41 sq mi)Population (2021) • Total11,332 • Density179.2/km2 (464/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021 5.7% • Dwellings4,776Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Postal code(s)J3MArea codes450 and 579Highways A-10 R-112 R-227Websitewww.ville.marieville.qc.ca
Marieville (French pronunciation: [maʁivil]) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 30 km (19 mi) east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 11,332.
History
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In 1708, Sieur Claude de Ramezey obtained a parcel of land which was named the Monnoir manor. Population increased starting at around 1740. It became a parish in 1832 and officially an incorporated municipality in 1858 and later an incorporated city in 1905. In 2000, the parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, which previously demerged from Marieville in 1855 was re-merged. Its main economic activity today is still agriculture.
Geography
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Marieville is accessible via Quebec Autoroute 10, which runs from Montreal to Sherbrooke via Granby and Magog. Quebec Route 112 is a route that runs parallel to A-10 but through the municipality but continues north of Sherbrooke toward Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 227 is the secondary road that connects A-10 to the centre of Marieville and runs south towards Champlain Lake and north towards Quebec Autoroute 20 near Sainte-Madeleine.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marieville had a population of 11,332 living in 4,678 of its 4,776 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 10,725. With a land area of 63.23 km2 (24.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 179.2/km2 (464.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Population trend
Census
Population
Change (%)
2021
11,332
5.7%
2016
10,725
6.3%
2011
10,094
27.7%
2006
7,904
9.2%
2001
7,240
31.4%
1996
5,510
7.4%
1991
5,128
4.4%
1986
4,913
1.8%
1981
4,824
0.6%
1976
4,853
3.9%
1971
4,670
6.9%
1966
4,368
14.7%
1961
3,809
9.5%
1956
3,478
11.6%
1951
3,117
30.2%
1941
2,394
20.5%
1931
1,986
13.6%
1921
1,748
10.1%
1911
1,587
21.5%
1901
1,306
3.2%
1891
1,266
26.7%
1881
999
38.2%
1871
723
5.0%
1861
761
N/A
(+) Amalgamation with Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir on June 14, 2000.
Mother tongue language (2021)
Language
Population
Percent (%)
French only
10,585
94.6%
English only
190
1.7%
Both English and French
115
1.0%
Other languages
280
2.5%
 
