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Notre Dame des Prairies, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Area code(s)
  
450 and 579

Area
  
18.8 km²

Local time
  
Monday 4:57 AM

Constituted
  
January 1, 1957

Postal code(s)
  
J6E

Highways
  
Route 131

Population
  
8,868 (2011)

Province
  
Québec

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Weather
  
-8°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 82% Humidity

RCMs
  
Lanaudière, Joliette Regional County Municipality

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.

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Map of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, QC, Canada

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 trend:

  • 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%

    • References

    Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec Wikipedia
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