Contrecœur, Quebec
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"Contrecœur" redirects here. For other uses, see Contrecœur (disambiguation).
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.
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Contrecœur | |
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Motto: À cœur vaillant tout est possible | |
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′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 |
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