Charlemagne, Quebec

For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation).

Charlemagne (pronounced [ʃaʁləmaɲ]) is a city in the Canadian province of Québec on the north shore of the Rivière des Prairies, 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of the city of Montréal’s downtown core. As of 2021, the population was 6,302.

Charlemagne
City
Town hall of Charlemagne
Location within L'Assomption RCM
Charlemagne Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°43′N 73°29′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	L'Assomption
Constituted	November 13, 1906
Government [2]
• Mayor	Normand Grenier
• Federal riding	Repentigny
• Prov. riding	L'Assomption
Area [2][3]
• 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	6.6%
• Dwellings	3,217
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J5Z
Area codes	450 and 579
Website	www.ville.charlemagne.qc.ca

Charlemagne is the birthplace and childhood hometown of singer Céline Dion, known for the song "My Heart Will Go On" from the 1997 film Titanic;^[4] the town council named one of its main streets after her^[5] without the recognition of a Québec commission.^[6] Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf.^[6] Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician Camille Laurin.

Demographics

Historical census data - Charlemagne, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
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 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Charlemagne had a population of 6,302 living in 3,149 of its 3,217 total private dwellings, an increase 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 people per square kilometre (7,522 people/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

Canada census – Charlemagne community profile

	2021	2011
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: 46.0, F: 51.6)	47.4 (M: 45.8, F: 48.8)
Private dwellings	3,217 (total)  3,149 (occupied)	2,863 (total)
Median household income	$66,000	$48,351

References: 2021^[9] 2011^[10]

Canada Census mother tongue - Charlemagne, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		5,835		5,535	2.8%	94.86%		90	63.6%	1.54%		25	150.0%	0.43%		185	32.1%	3.17%
2006		5,590		5,385	3.1%	96.33%		55	15.4%	0.98%		10	n/a%	0.18%		140	250.0%	2.50%
2001		5,665		5,560	0.5%	98.15%		65	8.3%	1.15%		0	0.0%	0.00%		40	20.0%	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%

See also

• List of cities in Quebec