Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | |
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Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°26′W / 46.050°N 73.433°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Joliette |
Constituted | January 1, 1957 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Suzanne Dauphin |
• Federal riding | Joliette |
• Prov. riding | Joliette |
Area | |
• Total | 18.80 km2 (7.26 sq mi) |
• Land | 18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 9,273 |
• Density | 509.4/km2 (1,319/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 4.6% |
• Dwellings | 4,396 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-131 |
Website | www |
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.
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]
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]
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Mother tongue:
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: