Mont-Blanc, Quebec

Mont-Blanc, formerly known as Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ fostɛ̃ lak kaʁe]), is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Mont-Blanc
Municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Mont-Blanc
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 3, 1996
Name change[2]January 29, 2022
Government
[3]
 • MayorPierre Poirier
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
[3][4]
 • Total129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi)
 • Land121.28 km2 (46.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total3,467
 • Density28.6/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 16.1%
 • Dwellings
2,407
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1J2
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 117 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite.
stfaustin.qc.ca

History

The Municipality of Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré's application to change its name to the Municipality of Mont-Blanc was approved by the Government of Quebec on January 14, 2022[2] and officially modified on January 29, 2022.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 3467 (2006 to 2011 population change: 16.1%)
  • Population in 2006: 2985
  • Population in 2001: 2790
  • Population in 1996: 2470
    • Lac-Carré: 861
    • Saint-Faustin: 1609
  • Population in 1991:
    • Lac-Carré: 801
    • Saint-Faustin: 1410

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1558 (total dwellings: 2407)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 15.5%
  • French as first language: 80.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0.8%
  • Other as first language: 3.7%

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[7]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 312947 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Gazette Officielle du Québec" (PDF). Official Publisher of Quebec. January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022. J’approuve, conformément à l’article 25 de la Loi sur l’organisation territoriale municipale (chapitre O-9), en date du 14 janvier 2022, la demande de changement de nom de la Municipalité de Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré, située dans la Municipalité régionale de comté des Laurentides, pour lui donner le nom de «Municipalité de Mont-Blanc».
  3. Geographic code 78047 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  4. "(Code 2478047) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  5. https://statistique.quebec.ca/statistiques/divisions-territoriales/bulletins/modifications-municipalites-janvier-2022.pdf
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.




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