Mille-Isles Explained

Mille-Isles
Flag Size:	120x100px
Pushpin Map:	Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in central Quebec
Subdivision Type:	Country
Established Title:	Settled
Established Date:	1850s
Established Title1:	Constituted
Established Date1:	July 1, 1855
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Howard Sauvé
Area Total Km2:	61.94
Area Land Km2:	58.73
Population Total:	1721
Population As Of:	2021
Population Density Km2:	29.3
Population Blank1 Title:	Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1:	9.8%
Population Blank2 Title:	Dwellings
Population Blank2:	950
Utc Offset:	−5
Utc Offset Dst:	−4
Blank Name:	Highways

Mille-Isles is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, west of Saint-Jérôme.

Mille-Isles is in the Laurentian Hills, crossed by rivers and dotted with fish-filled lakes.^[2]

History

The municipality is named after the old Mille-Isles Seigneury, which originally straddled the Mille Îles River (the seigneury uses the old spelling, whereas the river uses the modern word that substitutes a circumflex for the "s"). In 1683, the seigneury was granted to Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand (circa 1638-1688), who was governor of Montreal in 1670. In 1714, it was inherited by Charles-Gaspard Piot de Langloiserie (circa 1655-1715) and Jean Petit (1663-1720), husbands of Marie-Thérèse Dugué and Charlotte Dugué respectively, daughters of the first lord. In 1752, additional land in the extreme north-west of the Mille-Isles Seigneury was given to Eustache Lambert Dumont and it is within this part that the municipality is located.^[2]

The first settlers were from Ireland and arrived around 1850. The municipality was officially founded in 1855, following separation from the parish of Saint-Jérôme.^[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 28%
• French as first language: 69%
• English and French as first language: 1%
• Other as first language: 2%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Richard Cyr (... –2005)
• John Carson Collins (2005–2009)
• Yvon Samson (2009–2013)
• Michel Boyer (2013–2017
• Howard Sauvé (2017–present)

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:^[3]

• École primaire Bellefeuille in Saint-Jérôme
• École secondaire Émilien-Frenette in Saint-Jérôme and École polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

• Morin Heights Elementary School in Morin-Heights serves most of the town^[4]
• Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme serves a portion of the town^[5]
• Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute^[6]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire des municipalités: Mille-Isles . www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca . Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation . 17 May 2022 . fr.
2. Web site: Mille-Isles (Municipalité) . 2009-03-10 . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French.
3. "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
4. "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
5. "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
6. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.