Champlain | |
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Coordinates: 45°29′N73°29′W / 45.483°N 73.483°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
Effective | January 1983 [1] |
Dissolved | December 31, 2001 |
County seat | Longueuil |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
Area | |
• Total | 163 km2 (63 sq mi) |
• Land | 169.64 km2 (65.50 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2001) [2] | |
• Total | 311,838 |
• Density | 1,838.2/km2 (4,761/sq mi) |
• Change (1996–2001) | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 132,367 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 450 |
Champlain was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Canadian province of Quebec. It ceased to exist when it amalgamated into the expanded city of Longueuil on January 1, 2002.
It was the smallest in area and most populous regional county municipality. [1]
Champlain RCM consisted of:
On January 1, 2002, all of the above, plus Boucherville (formerly from Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality [now known as Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality]) and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (formerly from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality), amalgamated into the expanded city of Longueuil. On January 1, 2006, however, Brossard, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and Saint-Lambert demerged and became independent again; however, they remain part of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil.
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Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Greenfield Park is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is currently a borough of the city of Longueuil. It covers an area of 4.78 square kilometres (1.85 sq mi), with a population of 16,733 at the 2016 census of Canada. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueuil that has an officially bilingual status. It is primarily a post-WWI suburban area. Like the other two boroughs, most of the buildings in Greenfield Park are single-family homes. Nearly all of the land in Greenfield Park is built on, making it Longueuil's most densely populated borough.
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