Capreol
Capreol | |
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Community (Dissolved town) | |
| Town of Capreol | |
Capreol Welcome Sign Centennial Park Downtown Capreol Capreol Public Library | |
Location of Capreol (red) compared to the rest of the Sudbury Region until 2000. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Greater Sudbury |
| Ward | 7 |
| Incorporated | April 1, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • City Councillor | Natalie Labbée |
| • Governing Body | Greater Sudbury City Council |
| • MP | Jim Belanger (Conservative) |
| • MPP | France Gélinas (NDP) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,919 |
| • Density | 1,294.2/km2 (3,352/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code FSA | P0M 1H0 |
| Area code | 705 |
Capreol (/ˈkeɪpriɒl/ KAY-pree-ol) is a community in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Situated on the Vermilion River, Capreol is the northernmost community in the city.
Capreol was founded in 1918 and became part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury in 1973. It was an independent municipality until 2000, when the lower-tier municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury were amalgamated into the newly created single-tier city of Greater Sudbury.