Montcalm, Quebec
Montcalm | |
|---|---|
Weir | |
Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
Montcalm Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°30′W / 45.967°N 74.500°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | March 6, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Larose |
| • Fed. riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.5 km2 (49.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 117.71 km2 (45.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 632 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-21 | 0.6% |
| • Dwellings | 627 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways | R-327 R-364 |
| Website | www |
Montcalm (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kalm]) is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.
History
The Township Municipality of Montcalm was established in 1907 when it separated from the Municipality of Harrington-et-Union. The municipality was named after the geographic township of Montcalm, named in turn after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. In 1992, the township municipality changed statutes to became a (regular) municipality.[1]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 330 (total dwellings: 627)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 19.7%
- French as first language: 73.2%
- English and French as first languages: 3.1%
- Other as first language: 3.1%
Weir
Weir (45°56′42″N 74°32′58″W / 45.94500°N 74.54944°W) is an unincorporated village in Montcalm, accessible via Quebec Route 364. It is home to a satellite earth station for Tata Communications (Canada) Ltd.
Weir is named after William Alexander Weir (1858-1929), a Quebec politician and judge.[5]
Education
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:
- Arundel Elementary School in Arundel[6]
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute serves almost all of Montcalm[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 274200". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78055". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b c d e "Montcalm, Quebec (Code 2478055) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Weir
- ^ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.