Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is a suburb of Joliette, located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
City
Location within Joliette RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Joliette
Constituted	January 1, 1957
Government [2]
• Mayor	Suzanne Dauphin
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	18.80 km^2 (7.26 sq mi)
• Land	18.20 km^2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	8,868
• Density	487.3/km^2 (1,262/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.8%
• Dwellings	4,068
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J6E
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 131
Website	www.notre-dame-des-prairies.org

History

In 1950, the Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies was established. The name refers to the prairies or planes of the Saint-Lawrence Lowlands that characterize the landscape. In 1957, the municipality was formed by separating from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée. In 2005, the municipality changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2011: 8868 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.8%)
• Population in 2006: 8230
• Population in 2001: 7316
• Population in 1996: 6837
• Population in 1991: 6465

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4002 (total dwellings: 4068)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.6%
• French as first language: 97.6%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.8%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École des Prairies
  • pavillon Dominique-Savio[6]
  • pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté[7]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[9]

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 388194 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 61030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Prairies census profile
4. "Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. "des Prairies (pavillon Dominique-Savio) Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
7. "des Prairies (pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté) Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
8. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
9. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.