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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.




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-du-Village-d'Industrie. In 2005, the municipality changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.




Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies had a population of 9,471 living in 4,446 of its 4,547 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 9,273. With a land area of 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 523.3/km2 (1,355.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Population trend:

Population in 2016: 9273 (2011 to 2016 population change: 4.6%)
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
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
pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
Joliette High School in Joliette




See also


List of cities in Quebec




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kotamadya Kabupaten Regional Joliette, Quebec
• Daftar kota di Kanada
• Trapis
• Joliette, Quebec
• Montreal
• Katedral Montréal
• Bandar Udara Internasional Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau
• Bandar Udara Internasional Montréal–Mirabel
• Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
• Notre Dame
• Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
• Municipal history of Quebec
• Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière
• Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
• Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec
• Lanaudière
• Notre Dame Island
• Les Moulins Regional County Municipality