Charlemagne, Quebec
Charlemagne | |
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 Location athin L'Assomption RCM. | |
  Charlemagne Location in soothren Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′N 73°29′W / 45.717°N 73.483°W[1] | |
| Kintra |  Canadae |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | L'Assomption |
| Constitutit | 13 November 1906 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Normand Grenier |
| • Federal ridin | Repentigny |
| • Prov. ridin | L'Assomption |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,853 |
| • Density | 2704.0/km2 (7,003/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |  4.6% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 an 579 |
Heich-gates  A-40 A-640 |  Route 344 |
| Website | www |
Charlemagne (pronounced [ʃaʁ.lə.maɲ]) is an aff-island suburb o Montreal, Quebec, Canadae. It is locatit on the north shore o the Rivière des Prairies, 24 kilometre (15 mi) northeast o Montreal's dountoun core. As o 2011, the population wis 5,853.
It is the birthplace o recordin airtist, Céline Dion,[4] who is the winner o the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland wi her song, Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi an whom the toun's cooncil namit ane o its main streets efter,[5] doin so athoot the recognition o the Quebec Commission.[6] Addeetionally, the toun erectit a sculptur on Dion's behauf.[6] Charlemagne is the birthplace o politeecian, Camille Laurin an aw.
Demographics
[eedit | eedit soorce]Population trend:[7]
- Population in 2011: 5,853
- Population in 2006: 5,594
- Population in 2001: 5,662
- Population in 1996: 5,739
- Population in 1991: 5,598
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Reference number 12423 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 60005 in the offeecial Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Charlemagne census profile
- ↑ Céline Dion receives honorary doctorate in Quebec City CBC News Retrieved 2011-05-11
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- 1 2 Céline Dion's name goes on - a street CBC News Retrieved 2011-05-11
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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