Montcalm, Quebec

Montcalm
Municipality

Weir

Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Montcalm

Location in central Quebec

Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°30′W / 45.967°N 74.500°W / 45.967; -74.500Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°30′W / 45.967°N 74.500°W / 45.967; -74.500[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Les Laurentides
Constituted March 6, 1907
Government[2]
  Mayor Steven Larose
  Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
  Prov. riding Argenteuil
Area[2][3]
  Total 129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi)
  Land 117.18 km2 (45.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 619
  Density 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.1%
  Dwellings 663
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0T 2V0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 327
Route 364
Website www.municipalite.
montcalm.qc.ca

Montcalm is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality of Quebec southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 308 (total dwellings: 663)

Mother tongue:

Weir

Weir (45°56′42″N 74°32′58″W / 45.94500°N 74.54944°W / 45.94500; -74.54944) is an unincorporated village in Montcalm, accessible via Quebec Route 364. It is home to a satellite earth station for VSNL International Canada.

Weir is named after William Alexander Weir (1858-1929), a Quebec politician and judge.[5]

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, December 20, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.