Charlemagne, Quebec

Charlemagne ( ʃaʁ.lə.maɲ ) is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Lanaudière region, approximately 20 km north of the center of Montreal. Charlemagne is part of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) L' Assomption, has an area of ​​2.16 km ² and has 5,853 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Charlemagne is located in the Rive- Nord, between the north bank of the Rivière des Prairies and the west bank of the Rivière L' Assomption. The latter leads to the height of the Île Bourdon in the Rivière des Prairies, in turn, one kilometer east flows into the St. Lawrence River. On the opposite side of the Île Bourdon is the Ile de Montréal. The terrain is mostly flat. Neighboring municipalities are Repentigny to the north, Varennes in the east ( on the opposite shore of the St. Lawrence River ), Montreal in the South and Terrebonne in the West.

History

The current urban area was well into the 19th century, uninhabited and belonged to the municipality of Le Gardeur ( Repentigny in 2002 merged with ). Opened in 1867, L' Assomption Lumber Company near the mouth of the Rivière L' Assomption a sawmill. All around was a settlement that received the name of Charlemagne, named after Charlemagne. The rapidly growing village was declared in 1906 as a separate parish in 1969 and received the city status. Charlemagne is a member of the company founded in 2000 Zweckverbandes Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 5,853 residents Charlemagne, which corresponds to a population density of 2709.7 inh. / Km ². 94.6 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 1.5%. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.4 %, to other languages ​​and multiple responses accounted for 3.5%. Only 65.0 % spoke French. In 2001, 94.7 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 1.6% Protestant, and 3.4% non-denominational.

Traffic

Main artery of Repentigny is the route 640, which becomes Autoroute 640 on the western outskirts. This highway crosses there with the Autoroute 40, the main road link between the cities of Montreal and Quebec City. In north -south railway line of the Canadian National Railway runs, but there is no train station within the city limits. Several bus lines of the company CRT Lanaudière connect with Charlemagne Montreal and the neighboring communities.

Personalities

In Charlemagne among others, the singer Céline Dion was born.