Donnacona (Quebec)
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Portneuf | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 40 ′ N , 71 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 20.02 km² | ||
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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
Commons : Donnacona - collection of images, videos and audio files
