Candiac, Quebec
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Motto: Ma ville sous les arbres (French for "My city under the trees") | |||
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  Candiac | |||
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 73°31′W / 45.383°N 73.517°WCoordinates: 45°23′N 73°31′W / 45.383°N 73.517°W[1] | |||
| Country |
 Canada | ||
| Province |
 Quebec | ||
| Region | Montérégie | ||
| RCM | Roussillon | ||
| Constituted | January 31, 1957 | ||
| Government[2][3] | |||
| • Mayor | Normand Dyotte | ||
| • Federal riding | Brossard—La Prairie | ||
| • Prov. riding | La Prairie | ||
| Area[2][4] | |||
| • Total | 18.70 km2 (7.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 17.59 km2 (6.79 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011)[4] | |||
| • Total | 19,876 | ||
| • Density | 1,129.8/km2 (2,926/sq mi) | ||
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 24.6% | ||
| • Dwellings | 7,580 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| Postal code(s) | J5R | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | ||
Highways  A-15  A-30  A-930 |
 Route 132  Route 134 | ||
| Website | www.ville.candiac.qc.ca | ||
Candiac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec; it is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal near La Prairie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 19,876.
History
Candiac was created January 31, 1957 when the government of Quebec accepted the request of a Canadian-European investors group, the Candiac Development Corporation. The investors had collected over $ 4.5 million dollars and bought 2,500 acres (10 km2) of land from farmers and the neighbouring towns.
In its early days, Candiac was home to 320 people who mostly lived near the St. Lawrence River. Most of the inhabitants were either farmers or Montrealers who owned a second residence in Candiac.
Candiac was named after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, who was born in 1712 at Château de Candiac (Vestric-et-Candiac), near Nîmes, in France. Montcalm died at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City in 1759 while defending la Nouvelle-France from the English.
Coat of arms
Montcalm's heritage and the first mayor, Jean Leman, family's coat of arms were the inspiration for Candiac's coat of arms. The colour red symbolizes charity and justice, two very important values. It is also present in the Leman's coat of arms and is said to honour Montcalm's legacy. The silver cross is a typical French-Canadian symbol that reminds citizens of their French heritage. The stars were taken from the Leman's coat of arms and the towers from Montcalm's. The crown symbolizes the Château de Candiac and the maple leaves symbolize Canada.
The floral emblem of Candiac is the Campanula carpatica, better known as White Clips.
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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LanguageHome language (2006)[6]
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Age
In 2006, the active population (% of the population ages 15) accounted for 77.6% of the total population. The median age was one of the youngest in Quebec at 36.9.
Infrastructure
Transportation
The CIT Le Richelain provides commuter and local bus services. Suburban trains, provided by the AMT link Candiac to Lucien L'Allier train station in downtown Montréal.
Municipal Buildings
The City of Candiac has four (4) main municipal buildings: The "Hotel de Ville" (city hall), Centre Roméo-V.-Patenaude (renovated in 2005), Centre Frank-Vocino (the old library, now the Ideal Club meeting area) and Centre Claude-Hébert (the new restored library)
Media
Special effects studio WonderWorks, Inc. was building the world's largest special Fx studio in the new part of Candiac across Autoroute 30, along with additional expansion projects. Unfortunately, a few months after its announcement, the project was put on hold and soon afterwards cancelled.
See also
- List of cities in Quebec
- Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Brossard—La Prairie
- La Prairie (provincial electoral district)
References
- ↑ Reference number 10164 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Candiac
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROSSARD--LA PRAIRIE (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Candiac, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Candiac, Quebec
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