Contrecoeur, Quebec
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| Motto: À cœur vaillant tout est possible | ||
 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. |
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 Contrecœur
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| Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′W / 45.850°N 73.233°WCoordinates: 45°51′N 73°14′W / 45.850°N 73.233°W | ||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie | |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville | |
| Settled | 1681 | |
| Constituted | January 1, 1976 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Suzanne Dansereau | |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | |
| • Prov. riding | Verchères | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 87.60 km2 (33.82 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 6,252 | |
| • Density | 102.2/km2 (265/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 10.1% |
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| • Dwellings | 2,979 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J0L | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | |
Highways A-30
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 Route 132 Route 137
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| Website | www |
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Contrecœur is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 6,252. 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.
In 1672, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur, a soldier of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, was granted a seigneury by King Louis XIV. He and 68 other pioneers founded the town in 1681, and it is named in his honour. A migratory bird sanctuary is located near the town on Contrecœur Island.
Plaque honouring pioneers of the town of Contrecœur
Contrecœur in the early 20th Century
Rue de la Station Contrecœur around 1910
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