Charlemagne (pronounced [ʃaʁləmaɲ]) is a city in the Canadian province of Québec on the north shore of the Rivière des Prairies, 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of the city of Montréal’s downtown core.
Charlemagne is the birthplace and childhood hometown of singer Céline Dion, known for the song "My Heart Will Go On" from the 1997 film Titanic;[4] the town council named one of its main streets after her[5] without the recognition of a Québec commission.
[6] Additionally, the town erected a sculpture on Dion's behalf.
[6] Charlemagne is also the birthplace of politician Camille Laurin.
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Charlemagne had a population of 6,302 living in 3,149 of its 3,217 total private dwellings, an increase of 6.6% from its 2016 population of 5,913.