Charlemagne () is a city in the
Canadian province
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of
Québec
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on the
north shore of the
Rivière des Prairies, northeast of the city of
Montréal
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’s downtown core. As of 2021, the population was 6,302.
Charlemagne is the birthplace and childhood hometown of singer
Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the " Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a significant impact on popular musi ...
, known for the song "
My Heart Will Go On
"My Heart Will Go On" is a song performed by Canadian singer Celine Dion, used as the theme for the 1997 film '' Titanic''. It was composed by James Horner, with lyrics by Will Jennings, and produced by Horner, Walter Afanasieff and Simon F ...
" from the 1997 film ''
Titanic
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''; the town council named one of its main streets after her
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''CBC News'' Retrieved 2011-05-11 Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf.
Demographics
In the 2021 Canadian census
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Charlemagne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, an increase of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
* List of cities in Quebec
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References
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Incorporated places in Lanaudière
Greater Montreal