Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Prairie, Ville
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, La Prairie (Ville), 2016 to 2021
English only
+128.4%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +128.4% (or +565 people).
French only
-7.7%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -7.7% (or -755 people).
English and French
+16.8%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +16.8% (or +2,285 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, La Prairie (Ville), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, La Prairie (Ville), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, La Prairie (Ville), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), La Prairie (Ville), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, La Prairie (Ville), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 440 | 1.8 | 1,005 | 3.8 |
| French only | 9,820 | 40.9 | 9,065 | 34.5 |
| English and French | 13,580 | 56.6 | 15,865 | 60.4 |
| Neither English nor French | 155 | 0.6 | 350 | 1.3 |
Mother tongue (single responses), La Prairie (Ville), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 990 | 4.1 | 1,260 | 4.8 |
| French | 19,860 | 82.8 | 19,540 | 74.4 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), La Prairie (Ville), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 1,725 | 7.2 | 2,610 | 9.9 |
| French | 21,220 | 88.5 | 21,420 | 81.5 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, La Prairie (Ville), 2016 and 2021
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