Labelle, Quebec

Labelle
Municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Labelle Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°17′N 74°44′W / 46.283°N 74.733°WCoordinates: 46°17′N 74°44′W / 46.283°N 74.733°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	January 27, 1973
Government[2]
• Mayor	Gilbert Brassard
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area[2][3]
• Total	216.30 km^2 (83.51 sq mi)
• Land	198.79 km^2 (76.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,445
• Density	12.3/km^2 (32/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.3%
• Dwellings	1,753
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1H0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 117 (TCH)
Website	www.municipalite .labelle.qc.ca

Labelle is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large "L"-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 2445 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.3%)
• Population in 2006: 2258
• Population in 2001: 2272
• Population in 1996: 2256 (or 2271 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
• Population in 1991: 2090

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1115 (total dwellings: 1753)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.5%
• French as first language: 97%
• English and French as first language: 0.7%
• Other as first language: 1.8%

References

1. Reference number 32796 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 78120 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2478120) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Media related to Labelle, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons