Nestled in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies is a charming town that forms part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. This suburb of Joliette is beautifully situated along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.
The Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies was established in 1950. The town's name is a nod to the prairies or planes of the Saint-Lawrence Lowlands that define the landscape. In 1957, the municipality was formed by separating from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée-du-Village-d'Industrie. The municipality underwent another significant change in 2005 when it changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies had a population of 9,471 living in 4,446 of its 4,547 total private dwellings. This represented a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 9,273. With a land area of 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 523.3/km2 (1,355.2/sq mi) in 2021.
The population of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies has seen steady growth over the years:
The linguistic breakdown of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies is as follows:
