Country Canada RCM L'Érable Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 196.7 km² Province Québec Local time Monday 12:54 AM | Region Centre-du-Québec Constituted February 23, 2000 Postal code(s) G6L 4Y5 Population 5,693 (2011) Area code Area codes 819 and 873 Team Princeville Titans | |
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Princeville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Érable Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region.
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Map of Princeville, QC, Canada
The population was 5,693 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
History
The county of Stanfold (Princeville) was created by Édouard Leclerc on July 9, 1807 when he established himself on lot 6, rang 12 in Princeville. A monument was erected in his honour on the east section of the 12th rang. Stanfold then had a new division that would become the village of Princeville in 1856. Thus two municipalities would now co-existed.
On February 23, 2000, the municipalities of the city of Princeville and the parish of Princeville become one to form the new city of Princeville.
References
Princeville, Quebec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA