Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec

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Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°26′W / 46.05°N 73.433°W / 46.05; -73.433Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°26′W / 46.05°N 73.433°W / 46.05; -73.433
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
Regional County Joliette
Settled
Incorporated January 1, 1957
Government
 - Type Ville
 - Mayor Alain Larue
 - Federal riding Joliette
 - Prov. riding Joliette
Area
 - Land 18.20 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 8,230
 - Density 452.3/km2 (1,171.5/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J6E
Area code(s) 450
Website www.notre-dame-des-prairies.org

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.

Demographics

Population:

  • Population in 2006: 8230 (2001 to 2006 population change: 12.5 %)
  • Population in 2001: 7316
  • Population in 1996: 6837
  • Population in 1991: 6465

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3570 (total dwellings: 3662)

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 %

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Prairies community profile
  2. ^ "Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/recherche.aspx?no_seq=388194. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Sainte-Élisabeth
Saint-Charles-Borromée Saint-Thomas
   Notre-Dame-des-Prairies    
Joliette
Quebec Administrative divisions of Lanaudière  (Region 14)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories

D'Autray · L'Assomption · Joliette · Matawinie · Montcalm · Les Moulins
Municipalities

Lavaltrie · Berthierville · Saint-Gabriel · Charlemagne · Repentigny · L'Assomption · L'Épiphanie (V) · Joliette · Notre-Dame-des-Prairies · Saint-Charles-Borromée · Saint-Félix-de-Valois · Rawdon · Chertsey · Saint-Lin-Laurentides · Saint-Calixte · Sainte-Julienne · Terrebonne · Mascouche
Administrative divisions of Quebec
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