Champlain, Quebec

Champlain
—  Municipality  —
Motto: Fidèle, Tenace et Fier ("Faithful, Tough and Proud")
Champlain
Coordinates: 46°27′N 72°21′W / 46.45°N 72.35°W / 46.45; -72.35Coordinates: 46°27′N 72°21′W / 46.45°N 72.35°W / 46.45; -72.35
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Les Chenaux
Constitution	December 11, 1982
Government
- Mayor	Marcel P. Marchand
- Federal riding	Saint-Maurice—Champlain
- Prov. riding	Champlain
Area[1]
- Land	58.45 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	1,566
- Density	26.8/km2 (69.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	G0X 1C0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.municipalite.champlain .qc.ca

Champlain is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Demographics

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 1566 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 1623
• Population in 1996: 1608
• Population in 1991: 1610

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 708 (total dwellings: 782)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.7 %
• French as first language: 97.9 %
• English and French as first language: 0.7 %
• Other as first language: 0.7 %

Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation Church

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=101&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=24&CMA=0. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census