Champlain Regional County Municipality

Champlain
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°29′N 73°29′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Effective	January 1983[1]
Dissolved	December 31, 2001
County seat	Longueuil
Government
• Type	Prefecture
Area [1][2]
• Total	163 km^2 (63 sq mi)
• Land	169.64 km^2 (65.50 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	311,838
• Density	1,838.2/km^2 (4,761/sq mi)
• Change (1996–2001)	0.8%
• Dwellings	132,367
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	450

Champlain (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ^ⓘ) was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Canadian province of Quebec. It ceased to exist when it amalgamated into the expanded city of Longueuil on January 1, 2002.

It was the smallest in area and most populous regional county municipality.[1]

Subdivisions

Champlain RCM consisted of:

• the City of Brossard
• the City of Greenfield Park
• the City of LeMoyne
• the City of Longueuil
• the City of Saint-Hubert
• the City of Saint-Lambert

Dissolution

On January 1, 2002, all of the above, plus Boucherville (formerly from Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality [now known as Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality]) and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (formerly from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality), amalgamated into the expanded city of Longueuil. On January 1, 2006, however, Brossard, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and Saint-Lambert demerged and became independent again; however, they remain part of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil.

See also

• Municipal history of Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141112". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "2001 Census profile: Champlain".