Mont-Blanc, Quebec Explained

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]

History

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.

Demographics

+Home Language (2016)LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French3,31595%
English1103%
Other251%
+Mother Tongue (2016)LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French3,30094%
English1053%
Other652%
+Visible Minorities (2016)EthnicityPopulationPercentage (%)
Not a visible minority3,43598%
Visible minorities501%

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gazette Officielle du Québec . Official Publisher of Quebec . J’approuve, conformément à l’article 25 de la Loi sur l’organisation territoriale municipale (chapitre O-9), en date du 14 janvier 2022, la demande de changement de nom de la Municipalité de Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré, située dans la Municipalité régionale de comté des Laurentides, pour lui donner le nom de «Municipalité de Mont-Blanc». . January 29, 2022 . February 4, 2022.
  2. https://statistique.quebec.ca/statistiques/divisions-territoriales/bulletins/modifications-municipalites-janvier-2022.pdf
  3. "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.