Notre-Dame-des-Prairies

Notre-Dame-des-Prairies is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is a suburb of Joliette, located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

History
In 1950, the Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies was established. The name refers to the prairies or planes of the Saint-Lawrence Lowlands that characterize the landscape. In 1957, the municipality was formed by separating from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée-du-Village-d'Industrie. In 2005, the municipality changed statutes and became the City of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies had a population of $9,471$ living in $4,446$ of its $4,547$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $9,273$. With a land area of 18.1 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population trend:
 * Population in 2016: 9273 (2011 to 2016 population change: 4.6%)
 * Population in 2011: 8868 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.8%)
 * Population in 2006: 8230
 * Population in 2001: 7316
 * Population in 1996: 6837
 * Population in 1991: 6465

Mother tongue:
 * English as first language: 0.6%
 * French as first language: 97.6%
 * English and French as first language: 0%
 * Other as first language: 1.8%

Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
 * École des Prairies
 * pavillon Dominique-Savio
 * pavillon Monseigneur-Jetté

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
 * Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
 * Joliette High School in Joliette