Charlemagne (pronounced [ʃaʁləmaɲ]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Rivière des Prairies, 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Montreal's downtown core. In 2021, the population was 6,302.
Charlemagne | |
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City | |
![]() Town hall of Charlemagne | |
![]() Location within L'Assomption RCM | |
![]() ![]() Charlemagne Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°43′N 73°29′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | L'Assomption |
Constituted | November 13, 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Normand Grenier |
• Federal riding | Repentigny |
• Prov. riding | L'Assomption |
Area | |
• Total | 2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
• Land | 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 6,302 |
• Density | 2,906.2/km2 (7,527/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016–2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 3,217 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J5Z |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Website | www |
It is the birthplace of singer Celine Dion.[4] The town council named one of its main streets after her[5] without the recognition of a Quebec commission.[6] Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf.[6] Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician Camille Laurin.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 5,598 | — |
1996 | 5,739 | +2.5% |
2001 | 5,662 | −1.3% |
2006 | 5,594 | −1.2% |
2011 | 5,853 | +4.6% |
2016 | 5,913 | +1.0% |
2021 | 6,302 | +6.6% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Charlemagne had a population of 6,302 living in 3,149 of its 3,217 total private dwellings, a change of 6.6% from its 2016 population of 5,913. With a land area of 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,904.1/km2 (7,521.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 6,302 (+6.6% from 2016) | 5,853 (+4.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi) | 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
Population density | 2,906.2/km2 (7,527/sq mi) | 2,704.0/km2 (7,003/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.2 (M: 46, F: 51.6) | 47.4 (M: 45.8, F: 48.8) |
Total private dwellings | 3,150 | 2,863 |
Median household income | $48,351 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Charlemagne, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
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Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
5,835 |
5,535 | ![]() |
94.86% | 90 | ![]() |
1.54% | 25 | ![]() |
0.43% | 185 | ![]() |
3.17% | |||||
2006 |
5,590 |
5,385 | ![]() |
96.33% | 55 | ![]() |
0.98% | 10 | ![]() |
0.18% | 140 | ![]() |
2.50% | |||||
2001 |
5,665 |
5,560 | ![]() |
98.15% | 65 | ![]() |
1.15% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 40 | ![]() |
0.71% | |||||
1996 |
5,700 |
5,590 | n/a | 98.07% | 60 | n/a | 1.05% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 50 | n/a | 0.88% |
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