Mont-Blanc | |
Flag Size: | 120x100px |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec. |
Coordinates: | 46.1167°N -103°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | January 3, 1996 |
Established Title2: | Name change |
Established Date2: | January 29, 2022 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Pierre Poirier |
Area Total Km2: | 129.30 |
Area Land Km2: | 121.28 |
Population Total: | 3467 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 28.6 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
Population Blank1: | 16.1% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 2407 |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Mont-Blanc (pronounced as /fr/), is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
The municipality was formerly known as Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. The application to change the name to the Municipality of Mont-Blanc was approved by the Government of Quebec on January 14, 2022[1] and officially modified on January 29, 2022.[2]
In 1996, the municipality of Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré was formed when the municipalities of Lac-Carré and Saint-Faustin merged. Its inhabitants were called Faustilacois and Faustilacoises.
+Home Language (2016) | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
French | 3,315 | 95% | |
English | 110 | 3% | |
Other | 25 | 1% | |
+Mother Tongue (2016) | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
French | 3,300 | 94% | |
English | 105 | 3% | |
Other | 65 | 2% | |
+Visible Minorities (2016) | Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Not a visible minority | 3,435 | 98% | |
Visible minorities | 50 | 1% |
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.[3]