Charlemagne, Quebec

Charlemagne (pronounced [ʃaʁləmaɲ]) is a city in the Province of Québec, Canada, 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 is, famously, the birthplace and childhood hometown of world-famous singer Céline Dion, best known for the song My Heart Will Go On from the 1997 film Titanic; the town council named one of its main streets after her without the recognition of a Québec commission. Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf. Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician Camille Laurin.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population 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/km² (7,521.7/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. Charlemagne (disambiguation)
2. Celine Dion
3. Salvatore Montagna
4. Camille Laurin
5. Pierre Lefebvre
6. Anthony Therrien
7. Repentigny, Quebec
8. Municipal history of Quebec
9. Mohammed and Charlemagne
10. Bunmi Banjo
11. Quebec Autoroute 640
12. Benoît Sauvageau
13. Carl Kendall
14. On ne change pas (song)
15. Quebec Route 138
16. Daniel Gauthier
17. Ginette Grandmont
18. March 1968
19. List of places named after people
20. List of towns in Quebec