Drummondville, Quebec
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| Drummondville, Quebec | |
| Ville de Drummondville | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Municipality | Drummond Regional County Municipality |
| Established | July 7, 2004 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Francine Ruest-Jutras 2005-2009 |
| - Governing Body | Drummondville City Council |
| - MPs | Pauline Picard |
| - MNAs | Sébastien Schneeberger |
| Area [1] | |
| - Land | 246.79 km² (95.3 sq mi) |
| - Urban | 613.93 km² (237 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - City | 67,392 |
| - Density | 273.1/km² (707.3/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 78,108 |
| - Urban Density | 127.2/km² (329.4/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 2006[1], the population was 67,392. 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, which one??, 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, dancer and choreographer
- Yvan Cournoyer, professional hockey player
- Yvon Lambert, professional hockey player
- Michel Cusson, musician and composer
- Gilbert Dionne, professional hockey player
- Marcel Dionne, professional hockey player
- Jessica Dubé, olympic ice skater
- Patrick Lalime, professional hockey player
- Louis Morissette, humourist
- Patrick Sénécal, horror writer
- Les Trois Accords, musical group
- Karine Vanasse, actress
- Bernard Lemaire, businessman
- Kaïn, musical group
- Carl Bouchard, vocalist, musician
- Kim Poirier, actress
- A Perfect Murder (band), musical group
- Alex Bourret,Professional Hockey Player
[edit] Sports
Drummondville is home to the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs. The team plays its home games at Centre Marcel Dionne.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Local transit buses
Intra-city transit has been assured since 1987 by the Commission de transport de Drummondville, which currently operates city bus service along five routes headquartered at the main bus terminal at Des Forges and Lindsay Streets.
- Route 1: Downtown to Drummondville-Sud, along Boul. Mercure
- Route 2: Downtown to Drummondville-Nord, along Boul. St-Joseph (provides service to the CEGEP and several large shopping centres)
- Route 3: Downtown to Drummondville-Nord, along Boul. Des Pins
- Route 4: Downtown to Quartier St-Jean-Baptiste (provides service to the CEGEP)
- Route 5: North-South route from Drummondville-Nord to Saint-Nicéphore
[edit] Intercity buses
Intercity highway coach service is provided by Autobus Drummondville Ltée, a unit of Groupe Bourgeois. Major destinations include the nearby cities of Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Victoriaville, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Thetford Mines.
[edit] Intercity rail
Passenger train service towards Montreal and Quebec City is provided by VIA Rail. Drummondville is part of the high-traffic Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, and trains run at a rate of about five per day in either direction.
[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
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data. Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population (2007-03-13). Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
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