Charlemagne () is a city in the Canadian province of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

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on the north shore of the

Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi ...

, northeast of Montreal's downtown core. In 2021, the population was 6,302. It is the birthplace of singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

. The town council named one of its main streets after her without the recognition of a Quebec commission.Céline Dion's name goes on - a street
''CBC News'' Retrieved 2011-05-11 Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf. Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician

Camille Laurin Camille Laurin (May 6, 1922 – March 11, 1999) was a psychiatrist and ''Parti Québécois'' (PQ) politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. A MNA member for the riding of Bourget, he is considered the father of Quebec's language law k ...

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Charlemagne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools: * Franklin Hill Elementary School in Repentigny * Rosemere High School in RosemereRosemere High School Zone
" Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

References

{{authority control Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Lanaudière Greater Montreal

Demographics

Education

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