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Labelle
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 27, 1973
Government
 • MayorGilbert Brassard
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
 • Total216.30 km2 (83.51 sq mi)
 • Land198.79 km2 (76.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,445
 • Density12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 8.3%
 • Dwellings
1,753
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-117 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite
.labelle.qc.ca

Labelle is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large "L"-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2445 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 2258
  • Population in 2001: 2272
  • Population in 1996: 2256 (or 2271 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
  • Population in 1991: 2090

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1115 (total dwellings: 1753)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 97%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 1.8%

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78120". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ a b "Labelle, Quebec (Code 2478120) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 32796". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census