Carignan, Quebec
city in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
Carignan (French pronunciation: [kaʁiɲɑ̃] ) is a suburban municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, about 27 km (17 mi) from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 11,740.
Carignan was originally the Village Municipality of Chambly. The village of Chambly was established in 1855, less than 10 years after the municipality of Chambly. In 1965 it was renamed Carignan to honour the Carignan-Salières Regiment, a Savoy regiment working for France, which fought Iroquois aligned with the French.
History
The current city of Carignan was created on 1 July 1855 on a territory known as Chambly. The original name of Carignan was Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly and it kept this name for more than a century. On 6 June 1871, a large part of Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly broke apart (as well as an important section of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville) to form the new town of Saint-Basile-le-Grand. Finally, on 31 December 1965, the name Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly was changed to become the new city of Carignan.
Geography
Carignan is made up of small urban blocks surrounded by agricultural land where the main crops grown are corn, wheat and soybeans.
The public source identifies “Carignan, Quebec” as city in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Carignan, Quebec and city.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q142391. VIAF identifies the subject as 135071206. The Library of Congress control number is n2003123209. Authority coordinates are 45.466, -73.330. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 1855, 1965 and 1871.
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