Champlain Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Champlain (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ⓘ) 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.
Champlain | |
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 Interactive map of Champlain | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′N 73°29′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1983[1] |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2001 |
| County seat | Longueuil |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area | |
• Total | 163 km2 (63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 169.64 km2 (65.50 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 311,838 |
| • Density | 1,838.2/km2 (4,761/sq mi) |
| • Change (1996–2001) |  0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 132,367 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 450 |
It was the smallest in area and most populous regional county municipality.[1]
Subdivisions
Champlain RCM consisted of:
- the City of Brossard
- the City of Greenfield Park
- the City of LeMoyne
- the City of Longueuil
- the City of Saint-Hubert
- the City of Saint-Lambert
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.
