Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec
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| Coordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°WCoordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| Regional County | Antoine-Labelle |
| Settled | |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Ken Ménard |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 862.37 km2 (332.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,564 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J0X 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www.notre-dame-du-laus.ca |
Notre-Dame-du-Laus is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
The municipality is characterized by hilly forests with a great number of lakes, rivers, and creeks. The eastern portion of its territory is part of the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve. Consequently, the local economy is dependent on forestry as well as on the influx of tourists, fishermen and hunters.[2]
[edit] History
Between 1820 and 1849,[2] the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at the outlet of Sables Lake on the Du Lièvre River that controlled all the fur brigades from the upper Du Lièvre and Gatineau Rivers.[3]
In 1873, the Notre-Dame-du-Laus parish was founded, named after the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus. In 1876, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Bigelow-Wells-Blake-et-McGill, and two years later the post office, which was named Notre-Dame-du-Laus, opened.[2]
In February 1946, the municipality was renamed to its current name.[2]
[edit] Demographics
Population:[4]
- Population in 2006: 1564
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2 %
- Population in 2001: 1382
- Population in 1996: 1378
- Population in 1991: 1244
Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 747 (total: 1553)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.5 %
- French as first language: 93.3 %
- English and French as first language: 0.9 %
- Other as first language: 1.3 %
[edit] References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-du-Laus community profile
- ^ a b c d "Notre-Dame-du-Laus (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=44882. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Luc Coursol. "Municipalité, Les premiers occupants". Notre-Dame-du-Laus. http://www.notre-dame-du-laus.ca/laus/index_f.aspx?DetailID=1106. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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