La Prairie, Quebec: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

La Prairie is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Rousillon.

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:

• Population: 18,896
• % Change (1996-2001): 10.3
• Dwellings: 7,486
• Area (sq. km.): 43.69
• Density (persons per sq. km.): 432.5