La Conception
La Conception | |
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 Village of La Conception | |
| Motto: La nature... paisible | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM. | |
  La Conception Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°42′W / 46.150°N 74.700°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | January 1, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurice Plouffe |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.50 km2 (54.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.37 km2 (49.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,527 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  14.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,229 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |   R-117 (TCH) |
| Website | www.municipalite .laconception.qc.ca |
La Conception (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃sɛpsjɔ̃]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
Demographics
[edit]Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 1527 (2016 to 2021 population change: 14.2%)
- Population in 2016: 1337
- Population in 2011: 1287
- Population in 2006: 1283
- Population in 2001: 1050
- Population in 1996: 917
- Population in 1991: 695
- Population in 1986: 664
- Population in 1981: 646
- Population in 1976: 535
- Population in 1971: 546
- Population in 1966: 488
- Population in 1961: 541
- Population in 1956: 595
- Population in 1951: 631
- Population in 1941: 629
- Population in 1931: 628
- Population in 1921: 602
- Population in 1911: 641
- Population in 1901: 519
- Population in 1891: 736
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 743 (total dwellings: 1229)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 6.5%
- French as first language: 89.9%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 2.3%
Education
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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.[5]
La Conception, being part of Quebec, follows the provincial education system of Quebec. This system includes both French-language and English-language schools.
In Quebec, primary education typically covers grades 1 to 6, while secondary education covers grades 7 to 11. These schools are generally publicly funded and administered by school boards.
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33244". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78115". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
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