Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Pointe-Fortune (French pronunciation: ​[pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn]) is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2016 Census was 580.

Pointe-Fortune
Village municipality
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
La fortune aime les audacieux ("Fortune favours the bold")
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Pte-Fortune
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted28 August 1880
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorFrançois Belanger
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
 • Land8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total580
 • Density70.2/km2 (182/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 7.0%
 • Dwellings
285
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1N0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-40 (TCH)
Route 342
Websitepointefortune.ca

History

The area was part of the Seigneury of Rigaud, granted in 1732 to the brothers Pierre and François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil. Around 1750, they operated a trading post on a point in the Ottawa River, which later became known as Pointe Fortune. The name "Fortune" could refer to Colonel William Fortune who had received a 809 hectares (2,000 acres) concession in nearby Chatham Township at the end of the 18th century, or to Joseph Fortune, an early 19th century militiaman and surveyor.[1]

The village was formerly called Petites-Écorces and Petit-Carillon (referring to the larger Carillon directly across the Ottawa River), but in 1851, the post office opened under the English name of Point Fortune (modified to its current name in 1954).[1] In 1880, the Village Municipality of Pointe-Fortune was created out of territory ceded by Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud.[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population580 (+7.0% from 2011)542 (+6.9% from 2006)
Land area8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density70.2/km2 (182/sq mi)64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
Median age47.9 (M: 47.8, F: 48.0)44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8)
Total private dwellings285265
Median household income$63,680$.N/A
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 367—    
1981 369+0.5%
1986 400+8.4%
1991 413+3.2%
1996 451+9.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
540
 435 16.0% 80.56% 75 28.6% 13.89% 10 n/a% 1.85% 20 20.0% 3.70%
2006
505
 375 5.1% 74.26% 105 162.5% 20.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 25 25.0% 4.95%
2001
455
 395 0.0% 86.81% 40 33.3% 8.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 20 n/a% 4.40%
1996
455
 395 n/a 86.81% 60 n/a 13.19% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Attractions

Macdonell-Williamson House,[11] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the Voyageurs, is located just west of the historical boundary marker, which still stands and marked the division between Upper and Lower Canada.

The Parish of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Pointe-Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.[1] The village was originally served by the Catholic parish of St. Francois Xavier, established in 1904, which eventually closed on December 24, 2014. The church was sold and is now privately owned.

Local government

List of former mayors:[5]

  • John William Crosb (1880–1881, 1882–1883)
  • Ernest A. Saint-Denis (1881–1882)
  • George Augustus Barclay (1883–1884)
  • André Roy (1884–1887)
  • William Richard Hunsley (1887–1893)
  • Joseph Séguin (1893–1895)
  • John Middleton (1895–1899)
  • William Brown (1899–1913, 1914–1917)
  • Angus Victor Mc Lachlan (1913–1914)
  • Eric Galt Brown (1917–1923)
  • Joseph Elie Dicaire (1923–1927)
  • Joseph Nephtalie Corbeil (1927–1933)
  • Joseph Adelard Jean Marie Desjardins (1933–1936)
  • Joseph Raoul Lafond (1936–1951, 1961–1964)
  • Joseph Héliodore Oscar Labrie (1951–1959)
  • Joseph-Paul-Réal Larocque (1959–1961)
  • Joseph Wellie Leon Sabourin (1964–1969)
  • Joseph Bernard Roméo Séguin (1969–1973)
  • Joseph Raoul Juste Gérard Parson (1973–1979)
  • Joseph Paul-Emile Roger Pharand (1979–1980)
  • Joseph Denis Grégoire Labonté (1980–2001)
  • Joseph Roger Gérard Normand Chevrier (2001–2005)
  • David Eugene Doughty (2005–2009)
  • Jean-Pierre Daoust (2009–2017)
  • François Bélanger (2017–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[12]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[14]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References
  1. Reference number 50159 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-Fortune". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. "(Code 2471140) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-Fortune (village) 28.8.1880 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  10. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
  12. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  13. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  14. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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