Notre-Dame-des-Prairies

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
City
Location within Joliette RCM.
Location within Joliette RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies is located in Central Quebec
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°26′W / 46.050°N 73.433°W / 46.050; -73.433[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1957
Government
[2]
 • MayorSuzanne Dauphin
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
18.80 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
 • Land18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
9,273
 • Density509.4/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 4.6%
 • Dwellings
4,396
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J6E
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-131
Websitewww.notre-dame-des-prairies.org

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam de pʁɛʁi]) 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-du-Village-d'Industrie. In 2005, the municipality changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies had a population of 9,471 living in 4,446 of its 4,547 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 9,273. With a land area of 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 523.3/km2 (1,355.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2016: 9273 (2011 to 2016 population change: 4.6%)
  • 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

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%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École des Prairies
    • pavillon Dominique-Savio[7]
    • pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté[8]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388194". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 61030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Prairies census profile
  4. ^ "Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  7. ^ "des Prairies (pavillon Dominique-Savio) Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "des Prairies (pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté) Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.