La Macaza, Quebec

La Macaza
Municipality

Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
La Macaza

Location in central Quebec

Coordinates: 46°22′N 74°46′W / 46.367°N 74.767°W / 46.367; -74.767Coordinates: 46°22′N 74°46′W / 46.367°N 74.767°W / 46.367; -74.767[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Antoine-Labelle
Settled 1866
Constituted January 1, 2006
Government[2]
  Mayor Christian Bélisle
  Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
  Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
  Total 175.50 km2 (67.76 sq mi)
  Land 162.78 km2 (62.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,053
  Density 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.4%
  Dwellings 1,020
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0T 1R0
Area code(s) 819
Highways No major routes

La Macaza is a municipality and village in the province of Quebec, Canada. The village is located in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Laurentian region, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. Its population was 1053 in the Canada 2011 Census.

It is home to the La Macaza – Mont Tremblant International Airport that serves the region. A medium security federal penitentiary is located next to the airport.

There is a covered bridge that runs over the Macaza River, built in 1904, and is an international tourist attraction. There are many lakes and beaches in the municipality.

According to the Geographic Names of the Province of Quebec (1921), "Macaza is the name of a native chief from the region", possibly the name of an old Amerindian who camped on the shores of Lake Macaza.[1]

History

Although indigenous peoples had lived in the area, the first European settlers arrived circa 1866. In 1904, La Macaza was established when the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Divin-Pasteur (Our Lady of Divine Shepherd) was founded. In 1930, the municipality was formed when its territory was detached from the municipality of Marchand (now part of Rivière-Rouge).[1]

It was first a farming community and later on its inhabitants worked mostly in logging, but today La Macaza receives a flood of vacationers each year.[1]

On December 18, 2002, La Macaza was merged into the new town of Rivière-Rouge when the Québec government forced certain province-wide mergers that were alleged to save citizens money. In 2004 the residents voted to separate from the city and on January 1, 2006, the municipality was reinstated.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 481 (total dwellings: 1020)

Mother tongue:

La Macaza municipal hall

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