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Drummondville — City — Ville de Drummondville 
Coat of armsLocation within Drummond Regional County Municipality.
Location in Quebec, Canada
DrummondvilleCoordinates (415, rue Lindsay [1]): 45°53′N 72°29′W / 45.883°N 72.483°W Country 
CanadaProvince 
QuebecRegion Centre-du-Québec RCM Drummond Established July 7, 2004 Electoral Districts
Federal
DrummondProvincial Drummond Government[1][2][3] - Type Drummondville City Council - Mayor Francine Ruest-Jutras - Federal MP(s) François Choquette (NDP) - Quebec MNA(s) Yves-François Blanchet (PQ) Area[4][5] - Land 246.79 km2 (95.3 sq mi) - Urban 613.93 km2 (237 sq mi) Elevation 365 m (1,198 ft) Population (2006)[4][5] - City 67,392 - Density 273.1/km2 (707.3/sq mi) - Urban 78,108 - Urban density 127.2/km2 (329.4/sq mi) Time zone EST (UTC−5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4) Postal code(s) J2A-J2C, J2E Area code(s) 819 Access Routes[6]
A-20 / TCH
A-55
Route 122
Route 139
Route 143Website ville.drummondville.qc.ca Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-François River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 67,392. The mayor of Drummondville is Francine Ruest-Jutras.
Drummondville is the seat of Drummond Regional County Municipality, and of the judicial district of Drummond.[7]
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History
Drummondville was founded in June 1815 by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick George Heriot. The purpose of the town was to provide a home for British soldiers in the War of 1812, and to guard the Saint-François River against American attack. The town was named after Sir Gordon Drummond, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada between 1813 and 1816.
The construction of the Hemmings Falls hydro-electric dam in 1920 brought a new wave of industrial growth to the Drummondville area. Several outlying municipalities have been amalgamated into Drummondville since the 1950s:
- 1955: Saint-Joseph de Grantham, Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- 1966: Drummondville-Ouest
- 1982: Drummondville-Sud
- 1993: Grantham
- 2004: Saint-Nicéphore, Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval
Demographics
Population
Population trend[8]
Census Population Change (%) 2011 71,117 
3.9%2009 68,446 1.0%2006 67,392 6.9%Merger 63,029 26.1%2001 46,599 3.8%1996 44,882 4.0%1991 43,171 N/A (+) Amalgamation of the Cities of Drummondville, Saint-Nicéphore, the Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Drummond and the Parish of Saint-Joachim-de-Courval on July 7, 2004.
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
Language Population Pct (%) French only 62,710 95.43% English only 710 1.08% Both English and French 175 0.27% Other languages 2,120 3.22% Notable Drummondville natives
- Louise Bédard, dancer and choreographer
- Serge Boisvert, professional hockey player
- Alex Bourret, professional hockey player
- Yvan Cournoyer, professional hockey player
- Michel Cusson, musician and composer
- Gilbert Dionne, professional hockey player
- Marcel Dionne, professional hockey player
- Jessica Dubé, olympic ice skater
- Yvon Gauthier, philosophe
- Patrick Lalime, professional hockey player
- Yvon Lambert, professional hockey player
- Benoît Lemaire, philosophe et abbé
- Bernard Lemaire, businessman
- Daniel Lemire, humourist
- Mathieu Massicotte, physicist, graphene specialist, NASA member
- Eric Messier, professional hockey player
- Louis Morissette, humourist
- Lester Patrick, professional hockey player
- Mathieu Perreault, professional hockey player
- Kim Poirier, actress
- Karine Vanasse, actress
- A Perfect Murder, musical group
- Kaïn, musical group
- Les Trois Accords, musical group
Sports
Drummondville is home to the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs. The team plays its home games at Centre Marcel Dionne.
Transportation
Route 122 in Drummondville.
Local transit
Intra-city transit has been assured since 1987 by the Commission de transport de Drummondville, which currently operates city bus services on five routes headquartered at the main bus terminal at Des Forges and Lindsay Streets.
Intercity buses
Intercity highway coach service is provided by Autobus Drummondville Ltée, a unit of Groupe Bourgeois. Major destinations include the nearby cities of Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Victoriaville, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Thetford Mines.
Intercity rail
Passenger train service towards Montreal and Quebec City is provided by Via Rail. Drummondville is part of the high-traffic Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, and trains run at a rate of about five per day in either direction from the Drummondville railway station.
Air
General aviation services are available at the Drummondville Airport and the Drummondville Water Aerodrome.
Sister cities
See also
References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Drummondville
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: DRUMMOND
- ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Drummondville, Quebec
- ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Drummondville (Urban), Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
External links
- Ville de Drummondville
- Les Légendes Fantastiques, an outdoor multimedia show based in Drummondville
- Le Village Québécois d'Antan, a historical village exhibition
- MRC de Drummond
Saint-Bonaventure / Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham Saint-Elphège / Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults Saint-Germain-de-Grantham 
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover / Saint-Lucien 
Drummondville 
Wickham Lefebvre L'Avenir Administrative divisions of Centre-du-Québec (Region 17)Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territoriesMunicipalities Princeville · Plessisville (V) · Bécancour · Victoriaville · Warwick · Kingsey Falls · Daveluyville · Drummondville · Nicolet
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