L'Épiphanie, Quebec (town)

L'Épiphanie is a town in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada. It has about 4,000 inhabitants and was 150 years old in 2004. Its most famous resident is Ghyslain Dufresne, the guitarist from comic duo Crampe en masse.

L'Épiphanie
City
Location within L'Assomption RCM.
L'Épiphanie
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCML'Assomption
ConstitutedJune 30, 1967
Government
 • MayorBenoit Verstraete
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingL'Assomption
Area
 • Total2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
 • Land2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,353
 • Density2,367.9/km2 (6,133/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
 16.2%
 • Dwellings
2,110
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5X
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 339
Route 341
Websitewww.ville.lepiphanie.qc.ca

On May 23, 2018, the town was enlarged when the Parish Municipality of L'Épiphanie was added to it.[4]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 35560 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "L'Épiphanie". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Épiphanie census profile
  4. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. May 2018. ISSN 1715-6408. Retrieved 30 September 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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