Notre-Dame-des-Prairies

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam de pʁɛʁi]) 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 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
• Land	18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	9,273
• Density	509.4/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	4.6%
• Dwellings	4,396
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J6E
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-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-du-Village-d'Industrie. In 2005, the municipality changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.^[4]

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.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

• 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^[7]
  • pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté^[8]

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

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[9]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[10]

Notable people

• Dominique Ducharme - former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens
• A.J. Greer - ice hockey player

See also

• List of cities in Quebec