Notre-Dame-des-Prairies

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.

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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1957
Government
[2]
 • MayorSuzanne Dauphin
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total18.80 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
 • Land18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total9,273
 • 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

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. "Reference number 388194 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 61030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 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." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  10. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.



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