DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC

'Drummondville' is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal, on the Saint-François River. Drummondville is the seat of Drummond Regional County Municipality. As of 2006^[1], the population was 67,392. The mayor of Drummondville is Francine Ruest-Jutras.

Contents

History

Demographics

Notable Drummondville natives

Sports

Transportation

See also

External links

References

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-Francois 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, Saint-Jean-Baptiste

★ 1966: Drummondville-Ouest

★ 1982: Drummondville-Sud

★ 1993: Grantham

★ 2004: Saint-Nicéphore, Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval

Demographics

(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census)

★ Growth Rate (1996-2001): 3.8%

★ Total Private Dwellings: 21783

★ Area: 71.33 km².

★ Density: 652.3 people per km².

Notable Drummondville natives

★ Louise Bédard, dance choreographer

★ Yvan Cournoyer, professional hockey player

★ Yvon Lambert, professional hockey player

★ Michel Cusson, musician and composer

★ Gilbert Dionne, professional hockey player

★ Marcel Dionne, professional hockey player

★ Jessica Dubé, olympic ice skater

★ Patrick Lalime, professional hockey player

★ Louis Morissette, humourist

★ Patrick Sénécal, horror writer

★ Les Trois Accords, musical group

★ Karine Vanasse, actress

★ Bernard Lemaire, businessman

★ Kaïn, musical group

★ Carl Bouchard, vocalist, musician

★ Kim Poirier, actress

★ Jean-Francois Houle, jazz singer and lawyer

★ John Lalouche, Famous cooker

★ Dick Touchette, dancer

★ A Perfect Murder (band), musical group

Sports

Drummondville is home to the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs. The team plays its home games at Centre Marcel Dionne.

Transportation

Transit service is provided by the Commission de transport de Drummondville. Intercity highway coach service is provided by Autobus Drummondville Ltée, a unit of Groupe Bourgeois. Passenger train service is provided by VIA Rail.

See also

★ List of mayors of Drummondville

External links

★ Ville de Drummondville

★ Les Légendes Fantastiques, an outdoor multimedia show based in Drummondville

★ Le Village Québécois d'Antan, a historical village exhibition

References

1. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
2. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
3. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data