Contrecœur, Quebec
Contrecœur (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁəkœʁ]) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 6,252. Contrecœur is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Montreal and is accessible via Autoroute 30, the main road from the southwest, which continues on to Sorel-Tracy.
Contrecœur | |
---|---|
City | |
Seal | |
Motto(s): À cœur vaillant tout est possible | |
Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. | |
Contrecœur Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
Settled | 1681 |
Constituted | January 1, 1976 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maud Allaire |
• Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
• Prov. riding | Verchères |
Area | |
• Total | 87.60 km2 (33.82 sq mi) |
• Land | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 6,252 |
• Density | 102.2/km2 (265/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 2,979 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0L |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
History
In 1672, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur, a soldier of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, was granted a seigneury by King Louis XIV. He and 68 other pioneers founded the town in 1681, and it is named in his honour. A migratory bird sanctuary is located near the town on Contrecœur Island. Contrecœur is currently twinned with Saint-Chef, in southeast France, and has been since 1993.
The steel mill in Contrecoeur-West was in 1994 privatised by the Quebec government. The initial owner of Norambar was Stelco, until Mittal purchased it in 2004. The steel mill in Contrecoeur-Est, Sidbec-Dosco, was privatised in 1994 into Ispat International. Mittal purchased that too, and merged with Arcelor to form ArcelorMittal in 2006.[5] The Contrecoeur-West and Contrecoeur-East were administratively merged into ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada.[6]
Gallery
- Plaque honouring pioneers of the town of Contrecœur
- Contrecœur in the early 20th century
- Rue de la Station Contrecœur around 1910
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Contrecœur, Quebec community profile | |||
---|---|---|---|
2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 6,252 (+10.1% from 2006) | 5,678 (+8.7% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 102.2/km2 (265/sq mi) | 92.8/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 44.6 (M: 43.7, F: 45.5) | 43.7 (M: 42.5, F: 45.2) | |
Total private dwellings: | 2,979 | 2,519 | |
Median household income: | $54,894 | $50,021 | |
References: 2011[4] 2006[7] earlier[8] |
|
|
|
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Contrecœur, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
6,185 |
6,025 | 97.41% | 80 | 1.29% | 15 | 0.24% | 65 | 1.05% | |||||||||
2006 |
5,580 |
5,415 | 97.04% | 35 | 0.63% | 40 | 0.72% | 90 | 1.61% | |||||||||
2001 |
5,135 |
5,050 | 98.34% | 40 | 0.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 0.88% | |||||||||
1996 |
5,235 |
5,140 | n/a | 98.18% | 70 | n/a | 1.34% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 25 | n/a | 0.48% |
See also
- List of cities in Quebec
References
- Reference number 329723 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Contrecœur". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES—LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- "Une modernisation de 160 millions à Contrecoeur pour ArcelorMittal". La Presse. 30 November 2018.
- "Global Steel Trade Monitor - Steel Exports Report: Canada" (PDF). US Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration. August 2019.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census