Cap-de-la-Madeleine

Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Basilica of Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Basilica of Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Coordinates: 46°22′00″N 72°30′00″W / 46.366666666667°N 72.5°W / 46.366666666667; -72.5
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
IncorporatedMarch 20, 1651
MergedJanuary 1, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

Champlain
ProvincialChamplain
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • MayorJean Lamarche
 • Federal MP(s)Lise St-Denis (Lib)
 • Quebec MNA(s)Noella Champagne (PQ)
Area
 • Land18.26 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total33,022
 • Density1,808.4/km2 (4,684/sq mi)
 • Change (2001-06)
Increase1.5%
 • Dwellings
15,805
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code819
Access Routes[2]
A-40
A-55

A-30
R-157
Websitehttp://www.v3r.net/

Cap-de-la-Madeleine is a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population (2006 census) 33,022.

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada (January 12, 2008). "Trois-Rivières- 2006 Community Profiles". Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map