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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Mont-Blanc
Municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Mont-Blanc is located in Central QuebecMont-BlancMont-BlancLocation in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°29′W / 46.117°N 74.483°W / 46.117; -74.483
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 3, 1996
Name changeJanuary 29, 2022
Named forMont-Blanc
Government
 • MayorPierre Poirier
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
 • Total129.30 km (49.92 sq mi)
 • Land121.28 km (46.83 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,467
 • Density28.6/km (74/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011Increase 16.1%
 • Dwellings2,407
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0T 2G0
Area code819
Highways R-117 (TCH)
Websitemont-blanc.quebec

Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ blɑ̃] ), is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The municipality was formerly known as Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. The application to change the name to the Municipality of Mont-Blanc was approved by the Government of Quebec on January 14, 2022 and officially modified on January 29, 2022.

History

In 1996, the municipality of Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré was formed when the municipalities of Lac-Carré and Saint-Faustin merged. Its inhabitants were called Faustilacois and Faustilacoises.

Demographics

Canada census – Mont-Blanc, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population3,499 (+0.9% from 2011)3,467 (+16.1% from 2006)
Land area121.53 km (46.92 sq mi)121.28 km (46.83 sq mi)
Population density28.8/km (75/sq mi)28.6/km (74/sq mi)
Median age43.2 (M: 43.7, F: 42.8)42.8 (M: 43.1, F: 42.4)
Private dwellings2,517 (total)  2,407 (total) 
Median household income$56,741$47,983
References: 2016 2011
Historical census populations – Mont-Blanc
YearPop.±%
20012,790—    
20062,985+7.0%
YearPop.±%
20113,467+16.1%
Source: Statistics Canada
Home Language (2016)
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 3,315 95%
English 110 3%
Other 25 1%
Mother Tongue (2016)
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 3,300 94%
English 105 3%
Other 65 2%
Visible Minorities (2016)
Ethnicity Population Percentage (%)
Not a visible minority 3,435 98%
Visible minorities 50 1%

Education

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2017)

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.

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 312947". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  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. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78047". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  4. ^ "Mont-Blanc, Quebec (Code 2478047) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. https://statistique.quebec.ca/statistiques/divisions-territoriales/bulletins/modifications-municipalites-janvier-2022.pdf
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  8. "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.


Places adjacent to Mont-Blanc, Quebec
Lac-Supérieur
Mont-Tremblant Mont-Blanc Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Ivry-sur-le-Lac
Arundel Montcalm Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard


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