Deux-Montagnes, Quebec
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| Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°53′W / 45.533°N 73.883°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| Regional County | Deux-Montagnes |
| Settled | |
| Incorporated | August 18, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ville |
| • Mayor | Marc Lauzon |
| • Federal riding | Rivière-des-Mille-Îles |
| • Prov. riding | Deux-Montagnes |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 6.16 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,402 |
| • Density | 2,825.8/km2 (7,318.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J7R |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Website | www.ville.deux-montagnes.qc.ca |
Deux-Montagnes is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles where it flows out of Lake of Two Mountains (Lac des Deux Montagnes). It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes in the greater Montreal region.
The name "Deux-Montagnes" (French for "Two Mountains") dates to 1674 when it was given to the lake bordering on the municipality, and to the seigneury which stood north of the lake. Originally founded as the Village Municipality of Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac in 1921, it became a city in 1958, and changed its name to Deux-Montagnes in 1963.[2]
The municipality has two commuter train stations, on the Deux-Montagnes Line: Deux-Montagnes and Grand-Moulin.
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[edit] Demographic information
Population:[3]
- Population in 2006: 17,402 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.9 %)
- Population in 2001: 17,080
- Population in 1996: 15,953
- Population in 1991: 13,035
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 6781 (total: 6910)
Home Language:
- French: 77 %
- English: 20 %
- English and French: 1 %
- Non Official language only: 2 %
[edit] Education
[edit] English language schools
- Lake Of Two Mountains High School (LTM)
- St. Jude Elementary School
- Mountainview Elementary School
[edit] French language schools
- High School
- Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes (PDM)
- Elementary Schools
- École Sauvé
- École Emmanuel-Chénard
- École des Mésanges
- Continuing Education
- Centre de formation professionnelle, l'Émergence
- Special Need School
- École des Érables
[edit] Sport associations
- Hockey Association - Deux-Montagnes Panthères
- Soccer Association - Deux-Montagnes Shamrocks
- Deux-Montagnes Softball Association
- Basketball Deux-Montagnes - Founded and Organized by Bob Fordham
- Senior Soccer Association - Two Mountains Senior Soccer Club
- Baseball Association - Deux-Montagnes Cardinals
- Centurions Deux-Montagnes - Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes
- ARDM (ringuette Association)- Deux-Montagnes Coyotes
[edit] References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census
- ^ "Deux-Montagnes (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=133612&Latitude=45,53333&Longitude=-73,88333&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
[edit] External links
- Ville de Deux-Montagnes (French/English)
- Association de Hockey Mineur du Lac des Deux-Montagnes
- Club de Soccer Deux Montagnes Shamrocks
- Deux Montagnes Softball Association
- A history of Deux-Montagnes
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| Lake of Two Mountains | Rivière des Mille Îles / Laval (Laval-sur-le-Lac) | Rivière des Mille Îles / Laval (Laval-Ouest) |
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Coordinates: 45°32′53.6″N 73°52′25.3″W / 45.548222°N 73.873694°W
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