Val-des-Lacs
Val-des-Lacs | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Au coeur de la nature (In the heart of nature) | |
Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
Val-des-Lacs Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′N 74°21′W / 46.183°N 74.350°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | February 6, 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricia Lacasse |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Bertrand |
| Area | |
• Total | 131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 126.70 km2 (48.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 750 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 822 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.municipalite. val-des-lacs.qc.ca |
Val-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [val de lak]; meaning "Valley of Lakes") is a municipality of 750 peoples in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 750 (2016 to 2021 population change: 0.8%)
- Population in 2016: 744
- Population in 2011: 721
- Population in 2006: 778
- Population in 2001: 685
- Population in 1996: 627
- Population in 1991: 495
- Population in 1986: 483
- Population in 1981: 425
- Population in 1976: 400
- Population in 1971: 330
- Population in 1966: 274
- Population in 1961: 374
- Population in 1956: 388
- Population in 1951: 420
- Population in 1941: 399
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 391 (total dwellings: 822)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.7%
- French as first language: 93.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 2.7%
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
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64781". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78100". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Val-des-Lacs census profile
- ^ 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 Val-des-Lacs at Wikimedia Commons