Lantier, Quebec

Lantier
Municipal hall
Motto: 
En pleine nature (Surrounded by nature)
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Lantier
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°15′W / 46.150°N 74.250°W / 46.150; -74.250[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1948
Government
 • MayorRichard Forget
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingBertrand
Area
 • Total
48.80 km2 (18.84 sq mi)
 • Land48.19 km2 (18.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
891
 • Density18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
6.8%
 • Dwellings
819
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-329
Websitewww.municipalite.
lantier.qc.ca

Lantier (French: [lɑ̃tje], Canadian French: [lɑ̃tsje]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 891 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.8%)
  • Population in 2016: 834
  • Population in 2011: 828
  • Population in 2006: 825
  • Population in 2001: 654
  • Population in 1996: 631
  • Population in 1991: 680
  • Population in 1986: 433
  • Population in 1981: 508
  • Population in 1976: 466
  • Population in 1971: 434
  • Population in 1966: 453
  • Population in 1961: 418
  • Population in 1956: 357
  • Population in 1951: 397

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 442 (total dwellings: 819)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 11.2%
  • French as first language: 84.8%
  • English and French as first language: 1.7%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

Government

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Richard Forget
  • Councillors: Line Beauregard, Jessica Cloutier, Marilyn Dagenais, Nathalie Dupont, Marie-Josée Leroux, Steve Martin

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34131". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78015". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lantier census profile
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ^ "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.