Charlemagne is an off-island suburb of Montreal
, Quebec,
Canada. It is located on the
north shore of the
Rivière des Prairies, northeast of
Montreal's downtown core. As of 2006, the population was
5,594.
It is the birthplace of singer
Céline
Dion, after whom it has named one of its main streets (without
the approval of the
Commission de toponymie
du Québec [96061]) and to whom it has raised a large monument.
Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician
Camille Laurin.
Demographics
Population:
- Population in 2006: 5594 (2001 to 2006 population change: -1.2
%)
- Population in 2001: 5662
- Population in 1996: 5739
- Population in 1991: 5598
References
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
census