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 2021 Census was 9,480. 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 | |
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 Seal | |
| Motto: À cœur vaillant tout est possible | |
 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. | |
  Contrecœur Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′W / 45.850°N 73.233°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| 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 | 62.20 km2 (24.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 9,480 |
| • Density | 152.4/km2 (395/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  20.2% |
| • Dwellings | 4,252 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-30 |  R-132  R-137 |
| Website | www |
History
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In 1672, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur, a soldier of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, originally from Saint-Chef, Isère, France, 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.[6] The Contrecoeur-West and Contrecoeur-East were administratively merged into ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada.[7]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Contrecoeur had a population of 9,480 living in 4,116 of its 4,252 total private dwellings, a change of 20.2% from its 2016 population of 7,887. With a land area of 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 152.4/km2 (394.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
Population trend:[9]
- Population in 2021: 9,480 (2016 to 2021 population change: 20.2%)
- Population in 2016: 7,887
- Population in 2011: 6,252
- Population in 2006: 5,678
- Population in 2001: 5,222
- Population in 1996: 5,331
- Population in 1991: 5,501
- Population in 1986: 5,553
- Population in 1981: 5,449
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 9,480 (+20.2% from 2016) | 7,887 (+26.2% from 2011) | 6,252 (+10.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 62.20 km2 (24.02 sq mi) | 61.51 km2 (23.75 sq mi) | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) |
| Population density | 152.4/km2 (395/sq mi) | 128.2/km2 (332/sq mi) | 102.2/km2 (265/sq mi) |
| Median age | 38.8 (M: 38.8, F: 38.8) | 40.5 (M: 40.1, F: 41.2) | 44.6 (M: 43.7, F: 45.5) |
| Private dwellings | 4,252 (total) 4,116 (occupied) | 3,688 (total) | 2,979 (total) |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $64,347 | $54,894 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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9,440
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8,900 | 18.0%
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94.3% | 120 | 20.0%
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1.3% | 80 | 128.6%
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0.8% | 265 | 82.8%
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2.8% | |||||
2016
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7,840
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7,540 | 25.1%
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96.2% | 100 | 25.0%
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1.3% | 35 | 133.3%
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0.4% | 145 | 123.1%
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1.8% | |||||
2011
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6,185
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6,025 | 11.3%
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96.41% | 80 | 128.6%
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1.29% | 15 |  62.5%
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0.24% | 65 | 27.8%
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1.05% | |||||
2006
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5,580
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5,415 | 7.2%
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97.04% | 35 | 12.5%
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0.63% | 40 | n/a%
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0.72% | 90 | 100.0%
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1.61% | |||||
2001
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5,135
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5,050 | 1.7%
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98.34% | 40 | 42.9%
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0.78% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | 45 | 80.0%
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0.88% | |||||
1996
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5,235
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5,140 | n/a | 98.18% | 70 | n/a | 1.34% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 25 | n/a | 0.48% | |||||
Education
editCentre de services scolaire des Patriotes operates francophone public schools, including:
The Riverside School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Harold Sheppard Elementary School in Sorel-Tracy[18]
- Heritage Regional High School in Longueuil[19]
Gallery
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Contrecœur in the early 20th century -
Rue de la Station Contrecœur around 1910
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 329723". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "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)
- ^ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Contrecoeur, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Contrecoeur, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ https://descoeursvaillants.csp.qc.ca/
- ^ https://meremarierose.csp.qc.ca/
- ^ "Harold Sheppard".
- ^ http://www.hrhs.rsb.qc.ca/
External links
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