Drummondville, Quebec

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Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°29′W
Ville de Drummondville, Québec

Country	Canada
Province	Québec
Municipality	Drummond Regional County Municipality
Region	Centre-du-Québec
Established	July 7, 2004
Government
- Mayor	Francine Ruest-Jutras 2005-2009
- Governing Body	Drummondville City Council
- MPs	Pauline Picard
- MNAs	Sébastien Schneeberger
Area
- City	249.80 km² (96.4 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,197.5 ft)
Population (2005)
- City	65,891
- Density	263.8/km² (683.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	J2A-C, J2E
Area code(s)	819
Website: Ville de Drummondville

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 2001, the population was 46,599. The mayor of Drummondville is Francine Ruest-Jutras.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Notable Drummondville natives
4 Sports
5 Transportation
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Notable Drummondville natives

Louise Bédard, dance choreographer
Yvan Cournoyer, hockey player
Michel Cusson, musician and composer
Gilbert Dionne, hockey player
Marcel Dionne, hockey player
Jessica Dubé, olympic ice skater
Patrick Lalime, hockey player
Louis Morissette, humourist
Patrick Sénécal, horror writer
Les Trois Accords, musical group
Karine Vanasse, actress
Bernard Lemaire, businessman
Malaise Douteux, musical group
Slaughter Slashing, musical group
Kaïn, musical group
Carl Bouchard, vocalist, musician
"The Real Deal" Guilty Petit, professional wrestler

[edit] Sports

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

[edit] 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.