Contrecœur, Quebec

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Contrecœur
City

Seal
Motto: À cœur vaillant tout est possible
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM.
Contrecœur
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′W / 45.850°N 73.233°W / 45.850; -73.233Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′W / 45.850°N 73.233°W / 45.850; -73.233[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Marguerite-D'Youville
Settled 1681
Constituted January 1, 1976
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Suzanne Dansereau
 • Federal riding Verchères—Les Patriotes
 • Prov. riding Verchères
Area[2][4]
 • Total 87.60 km2 (33.82 sq mi)
 • Land 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 6,252
 • Density 102.2/km2 (265/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 10.1%
 • Dwellings 2,979
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0L
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-30
Route 132
Route 137
Website www.ville.contrecoeur.qc.ca

Contrecœur is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 6,252. Contrecœur is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Montreal and is accessible via Autoroute 30, the main road from the southwest, which continues on to Sorel-Tracy.

History

Plaque honouring pioneers of the town of Contrecœur.
In 1672, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur, a soldier of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, was granted a seigneury by King Louis XIV. He and 68 other pioneers founded the town in 1681, and it his named in his honor. A migratory bird sanctuary is located near the town on Contrecœur Island.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 6,252 Increase 10.1%
2006 5,678 Increase 8.7%
2001 5,222 Decrease 2.0%
1996 5,331 Decrease 3.1%
1991 5,501 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 5,415 97.04%
English only 35 0.63%
Both English and French 40 0.72%
Other languages 90 1.61%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 329723 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Contrecœur
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES—LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Contrecœur, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Contrecœur, Quebec

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint Lawrence River / Lavaltrie Saint Lawrence River / Lanoraie Sorel-Tracy
Saint Lawrence River / Saint-Sulpice Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu
   Contrecœur  
Verchères Calixa Lavallée Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu


Cities
Municipalities
Parishes
Municipalities of the CMM and/or Montreal CMA
  • Urban agglomeration of Montreal
  • Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
  • Laval
North Shore
South Shore
¹Does not belong to the CMM — ²Does not belong to the Montreal CMA
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