Charlemagne, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Charlemagne is an off-island suburb of Montreal
, Quebec, Canada
. It is located on the north shore
of the Rivière des Prairies
, 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) northeast of Montreal's downtown core. As of 2006, the population was 5,594.
It is the birthplace of recording artist, Céline Dion
, whom the town's council named one of its main streets after, doing so without the recognition of the Quebec Commission. Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf. Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician, Camille Laurin
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located on the north shore
North Shore (Laval)
The North Shore is the general term for the northern suburbs of Montreal. The North Shore is located in southwestern Quebec on the northern shores of the Rivière des Prairies and the Rivière des Mille Îles, opposite the Island of Montreal and the Island of Laval. It consists of twenty...
of the Rivière des Prairies
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
, 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) northeast of Montreal's downtown core. As of 2006, the population was 5,594.
It is the birthplace of recording artist, Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, whom the town's council named one of its main streets after, doing so without the recognition of the Quebec Commission. Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf. Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician, Camille Laurin
Camille Laurin
Camille Laurin was a psychiatrist and Parti Québécois politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. MNA member for the riding of Bourget, he is considered the father of Quebec's language law known informally as "Bill 101".-Biography:Born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Laurin obtained a degree in...
.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 5,594
- Population in 2001: 5,662
- Population in 1996: 5,739
- Population in 1991: 5,598