Champlain Regional County Municipality Explained

Champlain
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:45.4833°N -102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Montérégie
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1983
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:December 31, 2001
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Longueuil
Government Type:Prefecture
Area Total Km2:163
Area Land Km2:169.64
Area Note:There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:311838
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:1838.2
Population Blank1 Title:Change (1996–2001)
Population Blank1:0.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:132367
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:450

Champlain was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Canadian province of Quebec. It ceased to exist when it amalgamated into the expanded city of Longueuil on January 1, 2002.

It was the smallest in area and most populous regional county municipality.

Subdivisions

Champlain RCM consisted of:

Dissolution

On January 1, 2002, all of the above, plus Boucherville (formerly from Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality [now known as Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality]) and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (formerly from La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality), amalgamated into the expanded city of Longueuil. On January 1, 2006, however, Brossard, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and Saint-Lambert demerged and became independent again; however, they remain part of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census profile: Champlain.