22-806: La Prairie or LaPrairie , may refer to: Places [ edit ] Canada La Prairie, Quebec Fort Laprairie , a French colonial fort from New France, the site now located in the city of the same name La Prairie (federal electoral district) La Prairie (provincial electoral district) United States La Prairie, Illinois La Prairie Township, Marshall County, Illinois La Prairie, Minnesota La Prairie Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota La Prairie, Wisconsin La Prairie Center, Illinois People [ edit ] Bun LaPrairie (1911–1986), U.S. hockey player Other [ edit ] La Prairie (cosmetics) ,
44-425: A brand of cosmetics manufactured by Beiersdorf See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "laprairie" or "la prairie" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing laprairie All pages with titles beginning with La Prairie All pages with titles containing La Prairie Prairie (disambiguation) Laprairie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
66-773: A general south to north direction, from the area around Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur (in Les Jardins-de-Napierville ) to its mouth in the Saint Lawrence River , at the border between the cities of Brossard and La Prairie . The Saint-Jacques River meanders through the agricultural and forested lowlands of the Montérégie region near the Saint Lawrence River. As a result, it flows through and drains areas of sparse and dense population like agricultural towns and suburban cities on
88-594: A public French school which offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme, Collège Jean de la Mennais , a private mixed French school and Saint-François-Xavier, a public French school. The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality. Saint-Jacques River Saint-Jacques River is a river in southwestern Quebec , Canada that drains the Saint Lawrence Lowlands . It flows in
110-563: A regional park encompassing the surrounding woodlands; this park could cover a larger area than the Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park . The river is accessible via Radisson Park where visitors can rent river boats. In December 2014, the City of Brossard acquired for a million dollars a strip of 50-meter (55-yard) wide riparian lands covering 9830 square meters (2½ acres), between Radisson Park and Taschereau Boulevard, with
132-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages La Prairie, Quebec La Prairie ( French pronunciation: [la pʁɛʁi] ) is an off-island suburb ( south shore ) of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon . The population as of
154-706: Is due to the erosion of the soil. One notable oxbow lake along this river is located in the territory of Brossard, forming an island (at 45°25′25″N 73°28′06″W / 45.423666°N 73.46843°W / 45.423666; -73.46843 ).. The creation of the Saint-Jacques Regional Park is sponsored by the Ville-Marie Priority Intervention Area Committee (ZIP). The area between Taschereau Boulevard and Autoroute 30 includes public lands whose transfers to cities are yet to be completed. In
176-565: Is planned to be created and orchestrated by Nature-Action. The park would include Smithers' swamp, as well as, Hydro-Quebec's servitude area in which the western chorus frog , a vulnerable species in Quebec, is found in greatest numbers. There is a controversy involving the city housing development in that area which was supposed to be conserved integrally with high priority according to RCM of Roussillon 1990s' maps. Local environmental organisms, such as Vigile verte and Projet Rescousse, are denouncing
198-629: The Canada 2021 Census was 26,406. French Jesuits were the first Europeans to occupy the area, which was named La Prairie de la Magdelaine but was also called François-Xavier-des-Prés. The land was given to the Jesuits by Jacques de La Ferté and the Company of One Hundred Associates in 1647. It is in La Prairie that the story Kateri Tekakwitha took place. In 1668, the site was named Kentaké,
220-588: The French and Indian War . New France , sparsely-populated by indigenous peoples and descendants of French colonists, was ceded by France and divided into British colonies. The territory of La Prairie became part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791) within the British Empire . In 1845, the village of La Prairie was established. One year later, La Prairie-de-la-Magdelaine was established. La Prairie
242-635: The Hudson River . The first railway line in British North America, the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad , connected it with Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on July 21, 1836; the railway ran over 16 miles (26 km). The construction of a rail line between La Prairie and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu would greatly accelerate the commercial development of the village. River transport equally played an important role in La Prairie's history. Like
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#1732787181806264-585: The Iroquois name for "at the prairie". In the beginning of modern Quebec history, the territory of La Prairie would be visited on numerous occasions by Iroquois and English settlers from New York , among others at the time of the Anglo-Iroquois expedition of Pieter Schuyler in 1691, who commanded two battles on August 11, 1691. The close of the Seven Years' War led to the 1763 treaty ending
286-640: The autoroute 30 which it crosses at 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) north of the junction of the A10 and the A30. Then the river flows northwest (4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) past the Brossard, Quebec Illinois Park and serpentine to route 134 , which is Taschereau Boulevard. This last segment of the river passes east of Parc Émilie-Gamelin in La Prairie, Quebec and collects the waters of Saint-Claude stream (coming from
308-596: The south shore of the Island of Montreal . The main hydrographic slopes near the Saint-Jacques River are: Course from the head (26.1 km, 16-mile segment) The Saint-Jacques River flows first on 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) to the north, passing west of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Quebec , until the Méchal Creek mouth (coming from the southwest). In this first segment, it passes in
330-559: The choice of that land for housing development. The debate is ongoing. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , La Prairie had a population of 26,406 living in 11,049 of its 11,309 total private dwellings, a change of 9.5% from its 2016 population of 24,110 . With a land area of 43.47 km (16.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 607.5/km (1,573.3/sq mi) in 2021. The CIT Le Richelain provides commuter and local bus services. The town has three high schools: l'École de la Magdeleine,
352-465: The east) whose main tributaries are the "ruisseau des Bois" and the "Battle Creek". In this last segment, the Saint-Jacques River runs westward across a golf course and serving more or less of a boundary between the cities of Brossard, Quebec and La Prairie, Quebec . A common characteristic of rivers, such as this one, that flow through sedimentary soil of lowlands is the formation of bends and oxbow lakes along its course. This meandering course
374-616: The long term, this regional park project aims to encompass the Boisé de Brossard (largely composed of private land) and the "Boisé de la Commune" in La Prairie (entirely composed of private land). From the seaway, this river is navigable by canoe and kayak to the east of Autoroute 30 . This watercourse, which delimits the towns of Brossard and La Prairie, Quebec , is surrounded by former farmland. Its banks, which are generally bare of trees, include turtles and water birds such as ducks and herons. Hypothetically, this area could be transformed into
396-529: The northeast in agricultural zones in the rang Saint-Joseph-Nord in the Town of La Prairie, Quebec , to the Autoroute 10 . Course downstream of Autoroute 10 (segment of 7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi)) After crossing the Autoroute 10 at 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the A10 junction and the A30, the Saint-Jacques River runs on 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the northwest in an agricultural zone until
418-419: The rank Saint-Philippe-Nord and Saint-Marc. Then, the river flows on the northwest to the village of Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie which it crosses in serpentine fashion. From this village, the river flows northwest (3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) serpentine to the mouth of Saint-André Creek (coming from the southwest). Then the river runs north on Autoroute 30 (east side) winding on 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) to
440-457: The rest of southwestern Quebec, La Prairie has hot summers and cold winters, for a generally temperate climate. Winters are cold and sometimes long (snow is usually present from mid-November to mid-April), with temperatures occasionally dipping below -30 °C, not counting the windchill . During snowstorms, snowfall frequently surpasses 40 centimeters. In the summer, temperatures sometimes exceed 30 °C. In 2013, Grand Boisé conservation park
462-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title La Prairie . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Prairie&oldid=1232483399 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732787181806484-451: Was the seat of Laprairie County (1855-1980s), which included the parishes of La Prairie, Notre-Dame, Ste-Catherine, St-Constant, St-Isidore, St-Jacques-le-Mineur, St-Mathieu and St-Philippe. In 1909, La Prairie obtained official city status. Historically, the city has been an important transportation hub, as it was the point of transfer between Montreal ferries and the land route to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , gateway to Lake Champlain and
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