Donnacona (Quebec)
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Location in Quebec | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Quebec | |
Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | |
MRC or equivalent : | Portneuf | |
Coordinates : | 46 ° 40 ′ N , 71 ° 45 ′ W | |
Area : | 20.02 km² | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
6960 (status: 2014) 24,570 (status: 2006) |
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Population density : | 347.7 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Municipality number: | 18050 | |
Mayor : | Sylvain Germain | |
Website : | www.villededonnacona.com | |
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Donnacona is a city ( ville ) in the MRC Portneuf of the Canadian province of Québec .
Donnacona is 45 km west of the provincial capital Québec on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River and on the east bank of the Rivière Jacques-Cartier . The latter has its mouth here. Donnacona counted a total of 5564 inhabitants in 2006 and has an area of 20.02 km².
history
Donnacona was founded in 1672 by Toussaint Toupin. In 1920 Donnacona received city rights.
traffic
The Trans-Canada Highway runs from Québec to Donnacona. Autoroute 40 , which continues to the south, leads to Trois-Rivières . Donnacona is connected to the VIA Rail Canada rail network.
Town twinning
With the French community Jarnac in the Charente is a 1995 community partnership .
Web links
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