Pointe-Fortune (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn]) is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2021 Census was 582.
Pointe-Fortune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: La fortune aime les audacieux ("Fortune favours the bold") | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Pte-Fortune Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 28 August 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Belanger |
| • Federal riding | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 582 |
| • Density | 71.9/km2 (186/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 283 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways   A-40 (TCH) |  R-342 |
| Website | pointefortune |
Geography
editPointe-Fortune is located on the right bank of the Ottawa River close to the Lake of Two Mountains. The locality borders the Ontario border, near the Carillon hydroelectric generating station. The municipality is located 65 km west of Montreal. Its territory is bounded to the west by the township of East Hawkesbury (Ontario) in the united counties of Prescott and Russell, to the north by the bay of Rigaud, to the east and to the south by the city of Rigaud. On the opposite shore of the lake of Two Mountains is the municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, in the Regional County Municipality of Argenteuil, in the Laurentides region.[5] The total area of the municipality is 9.54km2, with 8.09km2 being terrestrial.[2]
Pointe-Fortune is in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands and its terrain is flat. The altitude is 24m on the shore of the Lake of Two Mountains and rises to 48m at the southeastern end of the territory. The low ground levels create several wetlands inland. The soil of Pointe-Fortune consists in the eastern part of a sector dating from the Cambrian composed of sandstone, conglomerate, limestone and dolomite (Potsdam sandstone, Brador and Forteau formations) and, in its western part, of an area of dolomite and sandstone from the Lower Ordovician (Beekmantown group and Romaine formation).
History
editThe area was part of the Seigneury of Rigaud, granted in 1732 to the brothers Pierre and François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil. Around 1750, they operated a trading post on a point in the Ottawa River, which later became known as Pointe Fortune. The name "Fortune" could refer to Colonel William Fortune who had received a 809 hectares (2,000 acres) concession in nearby Chatham Township at the end of the 18th century, or to Joseph Fortune, an early 19th century militiaman and surveyor.[1]
The municipality was formerly called Petites-Écorces and Petit-Carillon (referring to the larger Carillon directly across the Ottawa River), but in 1851, the post office opened under the English name of Point Fortune (modified to its current name in 1954).[1] In 1880, the Village Municipality of Pointe-Fortune was created out of territory ceded by Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud.[6]In 2023, the village of Pointe-Fortune became a Municipality. [7]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 367 | — |
| 1981 | 369 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 400 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 413 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 451 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 457 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 507 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 542 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 580 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 582 | +0.3% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[8] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Fortune had a population of 582 living in 258 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of 0.3% from its 2016 population of 580. With a land area of 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.9/km2 (186.3/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 582 (+0.3% from 2016) | 580 (+7.0% from 2011) | 542 (+6.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) | 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population density | 71.9/km2 (186/sq mi) | 70.2/km2 (182/sq mi) | 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.4) | 47.9 (M: 47.8, F: 48.0) | 44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8) |
| Private dwellings | 283 (total) | 285 (total) | 265 (total) |
| Median household income | $63,680 | $.N/A |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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540
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435 | 16.0%
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80.56% | 75 |  28.6%
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13.89% | 10 | n/a%
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1.85% | 20 | 20.0%
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3.70% | |||||
2006
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505
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375 | 5.1%
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74.26% | 105 | 162.5%
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20.79% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | 25 | 25.0%
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4.95% | |||||
2001
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455
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395 | 0.0%
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86.81% | 40 | 33.3%
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8.79% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 20 | n/a%
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4.40% | |||||
1996
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455
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395 | n/a | 86.81% | 60 | n/a | 13.19% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Attractions
editMacdonell-Williamson House,[15] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the Voyageurs, is located just west of the historical boundary marker, which still stands and marked the division between Upper and Lower Canada.
The Parish of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Pointe-Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.[1] The municipality was originally served by the Catholic parish of St. Francois Xavier, established in 1904, which eventually closed on December 24, 2014. The church was sold and is now privately owned.
Local government
editList of former mayors:[6]
- John William Crosb (1880–1881, 1882–1883)
- Ernest A. Saint-Denis (1881–1882)
- George Augustus Barclay (1883–1884)
- André Roy (1884–1887)
- William Richard Hunsley (1887–1893)
- Joseph Séguin (1893–1895)
- John Middleton (1895–1899)
- William Brown (1899–1913, 1914–1917)
- Angus Victor Mc Lachlan (1913–1914)
- Eric Galt Brown (1917–1923)
- Joseph Elie Dicaire (1923–1927)
- Joseph Nephtalie Corbeil (1927–1933)
- Joseph Adelard Jean Marie Desjardins (1933–1936)
- Joseph Raoul Lafond (1936–1951, 1961–1964)
- Joseph Héliodore Oscar Labrie (1951–1959)
- Joseph-Paul-Réal Larocque (1959–1961)
- Joseph Wellie Leon Sabourin (1964–1969)
- Joseph Bernard Roméo Séguin (1969–1973)
- Joseph Raoul Juste Gérard Parson (1973–1979)
- Joseph Paul-Emile Roger Pharand (1979–1980)
- Joseph Denis Grégoire Labonté (1980–2001)
- Joseph Roger Gérard Normand Chevrier (2001–2005)
- David Eugene Doughty (2005–2009)
- Jean-Pierre Daoust (2009–2017)
- François Bélanger (2017–present)
Education
editCommission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[16]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[18]
- Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50159". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-Fortune". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Pointe-Fortune, Village (VL) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Pointe-Fortune, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-Fortune (village) 28.8.1880 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/avis_juridiques/2329.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
- ^ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
- ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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