Labelle, Quebec
Labelle | |
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Downtown Labelle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
Labelle Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
| • Mayor | Vicki Emard |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
• Total | 216.30 km2 (83.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 196.69 km2 (75.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,765 |
| • Density | 12.3/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 11.6% |
| • Dwellings | 2,017 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-117 (TCH) |
| Website | www.municipalite .labelle.qc.ca |
Labelle (French pronunciation: [labɛl]) 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.
Labelle was named after Curé Antoine Labelle (1833-1891), a Catholic priest who was the pastor of Saint-Jérôme parish from 1868 to 1891. Nicknamed the “King of the North,” he came up with a plan to resettle French Canadians in northwestern Quebec, northern Ontario and Manitoba, in prevent an exodus to the United States. He helped found some 20 parishes and settled close to 5,000 inhabitants in the region.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 2,765 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.6%)
- Population in 2016: 2,477
- Population in 2011: 2,445
- Population in 2006: 2,258
- Population in 2001: 2,272
- Population in 1996: 2,256
- Population in 1991: 2,090
- Population in 1986: 2,134
- Population in 1981: 2,112
- Population in 1976: 2,007
Education
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.[6]
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 32796". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78120". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Labelle, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2022-02-22). "Curé Antoine Labelle — National Historic Person - Curé Antoine Labelle National Historic Person (1833-1891)". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "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.
External links
- Media related to Labelle, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons