Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
Appearance
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | |
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![]() Location within Joliette RCM. | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Joliette |
Constituted | January 1, 1957 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Larue |
• Federal riding | Joliette |
• Prov. riding | Joliette |
Area | |
• Total | 18.80 km2 (7.26 sq mi) |
• Land | 18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 8,868 |
• Density | 487.3/km2 (1,262/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 4,068 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is a suburb of Joliette, located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.
History
In 1950, the Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies was established. The name refers to the prairies or planes of the Saint-Lawrence Lowlands that characterize the landscape. In 1957, the municipality was formed by separating from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée. In 2005, the municipality changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 8868 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.8%)
- Population in 2006: 8230
- Population in 2001: 7316
- Population in 1996: 6837
- Population in 1991: 6465
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4002 (total dwellings: 4068)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.6%
- French as first language: 97.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.8%
See also
References
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 61030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Prairies census profile
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388194". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census