Contrecoeur
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History
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.
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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.[1] The Contrecoeur-West and Contrecoeur-East were administratively merged into ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada.[2]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Contrecoeur had a population of Script error: No such module "val". living in Script error: No such module "val". of its Script error: No such module "val". total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of Script error: No such module "val".. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[3]
Population trend:[4]
- 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
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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9,440 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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8,900 | Increase 18.0% | 94.3% | 120 | Increase 20.0% | 1.3% | 80 | Increase 128.6% | 0.8% | 265 | Increase 82.8% | 2.8% | |||||
2016 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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7,840 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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7,540 | Increase 25.1% | 96.2% | 100 | Increase 25.0% | 1.3% | 35 | Increase 133.3% | 0.4% | 145 | Increase 123.1% | 1.8% | |||||
2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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6,185 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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6,025 | Increase 11.3% | 96.41% | 80 | Increase 128.6% | 1.29% | 15 | Decrease 62.5% | 0.24% | 65 | Decrease 27.8% | 1.05% | |||||
2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5,580 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5,415 | Increase 7.2% | 97.04% | 35 | Decrease 12.5% | 0.63% | 40 | Increase n/a% | 0.72% | 90 | Increase 100.0% | 1.61% | |||||
2001 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5,135 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5,050 | Decrease 1.7% | 98.34% | 40 | Decrease 42.9% | 0.78% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.00% | 45 | Increase 80.0% | 0.88% | |||||
1996 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5,235 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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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
Centre 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[8]
- Heritage Regional High School in Longueuil[9]
Gallery
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Rue de la Station Contrecœur around 1910
See also
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References
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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External links
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