Val-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [val de lak]; meaning "Valley of Lakes") is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
Val-des-Lacs | |
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| 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 | Paul Kushner |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Bertrand |
| Area | |
• Total | 131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 125.44 km2 (48.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 721 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.3% |
| • Dwellings | 805 |
| 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 |
Demographics
editPopulation trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 721 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.3%)
- Population in 2006: 778
- Population in 2001: 685
- Population in 1996: 627
- Population in 1991: 495
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 349 (total dwellings: 805)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 9%
- French as first language: 89.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.3%
Education
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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
edit- ^ "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.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Val-des-Lacs census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
External links
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