L'Épiphanie, Quebec (city)

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L'Épiphanie
City
Location within L'Assomption RCM.
L'Épiphanie
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W / 45.850°N 73.483°W / 45.850; -73.483Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W / 45.850°N 73.483°W / 45.850; -73.483[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM L'Assomption
Constituted June 30, 1967
Government[2]
  Mayor Benoit Verstraete
  Federal riding Repentigny
  Prov. riding L'Assomption
Area[2][3]
  Total 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
  Land 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 5,353
  Density 2,367.9/km2 (6,133/sq mi)
  Pop 2006–2011 Increase 16.2%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J5X
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 339
Route 341
Website www.ville.lepiphanie.qc.ca

L'Épiphanie is a town in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada. It has about 4000 inhabitants and was 150 years old in 2004. Its most famous resident is Ghyslain Dufresne, the guitarist from comic duo Crampe en masse.

References

  1. Reference number 35560 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "L'Épiphanie". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - 'Epiphanie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= L'Épiphanie census profile



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