Drummondville, Quebec
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| Ville de Drummondville, Québec | |
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| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Québec  |
| Municipality | Drummond Regional County Municipality |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Established | July 7, 2004 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Francine Ruest-Jutras 2005-2009 |
| - Governing Body | Drummondville City Council |
| - MPs | Pauline Picard |
| - MNAs | Sébastien Schneeberger |
| Area | |
| - City | 249.80 km² (96.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,197.5 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - City | 65,891 |
| - Density | 263.8/km² (683.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | J2A-C, J2E |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website: Ville de Drummondville | |
Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal, on the Saint-François River. Drummondville is the seat of Drummond Regional County Municipality. As of 2001, the population was 46,599. The mayor of Drummondville is Francine Ruest-Jutras.
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[edit] History
Drummondville was founded in June 1815 by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick George Heriot. The purpose of the town was to provide a home for British soldiers in the War of 1812, and to guard the Saint-Francois River against American attack. The town was named after Sir Gordon Drummond, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada between 1813 and 1816.
The construction of the Hemmings Falls hydro-electric dam in 1920 brought a new wave of industrial growth to the Drummondville area.
Several outlying municipalities have been amalgamated into Drummondville since the 1950s:
- 1955: Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- 1966: Drummondville-Ouest
- 1982: Drummondville-Sud
- 1993: Grantham
- 2004: Saint-Nicéphore, Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval
[edit] Demographics
(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census)
- Growth Rate (1996-2001): 3.8%
- Total Private Dwellings: 21783
- Area: 71.33 km².
- Density: 652.3 people per km².
[edit] Notable Drummondville natives
- Louise Bédard, dance choreographer
- Yvan Cournoyer, hockey player
- Michel Cusson, musician and composer
- Gilbert Dionne, hockey player
- Marcel Dionne, hockey player
- Jessica Dubé, olympic ice skater
- Patrick Lalime, hockey player
- Louis Morissette, humourist
- Patrick Sénécal, horror writer
- Les Trois Accords, musical group
- Karine Vanasse, actress
- Bernard Lemaire, businessman
- Malaise Douteux, musical group
- Slaughter Slashing, musical group
- Kaïn, musical group
- Carl Bouchard, vocalist, musician
- "The Real Deal" Guilty Petit, professional wrestler
[edit] Sports
Drummondville is home to the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs. The team plays its home games at Centre Marcel Dionne.
[edit] Transportation
Transit service is provided by the Commission de transport de Drummondville. Intercity highway coach service is provided by Autobus Drummondville Ltée, a unit of Groupe Bourgeois. Passenger train service is provided by VIA Rail.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Ville de Drummondville
- Les Légendes Fantastiques, an outdoor multimedia show based in Drummondville
- Le Village Québécois d'Antan, a historical village exhibition
