Contrecœur, Quebec
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| Motto: À cœur vaillant tout est possible | ||
 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Montérégie | |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville | |
| Settled | 1681 | |
| Constituted | January 1, 1976 | |
| Government[2][3] | ||
| • Mayor | Suzanne Dansereau | |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | |
| • 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 |  10.1% |
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| • 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 |
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| Website | www |
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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.
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History
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 is named in his honour. A migratory bird sanctuary is located near the town on Contrecœur Island.
Demographics
Population
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Language
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French
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2011
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6,185
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6,025 | 11.3% |
97.41% | 80 | 128.6% |
1.29% | 15 |  62.5% |
0.24% | 65 | 27.8% |
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2006
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5,580
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5,415 | 7.2% |
97.04% | 35 | 12.5% |
0.63% | 40 | n/a% |
0.72% | 90 | 100.0% |
1.61% | |||||
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2001
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5,135
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5,050 | 1.7% |
98.34% | 40 | 42.9% |
0.78% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 45 | 80.0% |
0.88% | |||||
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1996
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5,235
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5,140 | n/a | 98.18% | 70 | n/a | 1.34% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 25 | n/a | 0.48% | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 329723 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Contrecœur
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES—LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Contrecœur, Quebec Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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Saint Lawrence River Lavaltrie |
Saint Lawrence River Lanoraie |
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| Verchères | Calixa Lavallée | Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu |
 Subdivisions of Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality |
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