Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec
| Notre-Dame-du-Laus | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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 Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM. | |
  Notre-Dame-du-Laus Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°WCoordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Antoine-Labelle |
| Constituted | January 1, 1876 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Poste vacant |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 958.50 km2 (370.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 862.55 km2 (333.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,518 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,878 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0X 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 309 |
| Website |
www du-laus |
Notre-Dame-du-Laus is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
The municipality is characterized by hilly forests with a great number of lakes, rivers, and creeks. The eastern portion of its territory is part of the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve. Consequently, the local economy is dependent on forestry as well as on the influx of tourists, fishermen and hunters.[4]
History
Between 1820 and 1849,[4] the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at the outlet of Sables Lake on the Du Lièvre River that controlled all the fur brigades from the upper Du Lièvre and Gatineau Rivers.[5]
In 1873, the Notre-Dame-du-Laus parish was founded, named after the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus. In 1876, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Bigelow-Wells-Blake-et-McGill, and two years later the post office, which was named Notre-Dame-du-Laus, opened.[4]
In February 1946, the municipality was renamed to its current name.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2011: 1518 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.9%)
- Population in 2006: 1564
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2%
- Population in 2001: 1382
- Population in 1996: 1378
- Population in 1991: 1244
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 775 (total dwellings: 1878)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.5%
- French as first language: 93.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.9%
- Other as first language: 1.3%
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 44882 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 79005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-du-Laus census profile
- 1 2 3 4 "Notre-Dame-du-Laus (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ Luc Coursol. "Municipalité, Les premiers occupants". Notre-Dame-du-Laus. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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