Val-David
Val-David | |
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Motto(s): Un monde à part, et à partager (A world apart, and to be shared) | |
![]() Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
Coordinates: 46°02′N 74°13′W / 46.03°N 74.22°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Les Laurentides |
Constituted | May 10, 1921 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kathy Poulin |
• Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
• Prov. riding | Bertrand |
Area | |
• Total | 43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 42.83 km2 (16.54 sq mi) |
• Water | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 4,450 |
• Density | 103.9/km2 (269/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,785 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Website | www |
Val-David is a village of almost 5,000 inhabitants in the Laurentian Mountains about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Atrracting about 100,000 tourists a year, Val-David is predominantly francophone although it has a small anglophone minority.
The village is famous for its artistic character. Many renowned and amateur artists, writers and dancers live and have lived in Val-David, notably Québécois poet Gaston Miron, jazz bassist Charlie Biddle, and Alan Gerber the singer-songwriter.
Val-David is also a centre for much outdoor recreational activity as its 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) Parc Dufresne is the most popular rock-climbing destination in eastern Canada. Additionally, the Parc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord, a 200 kilometres (120 mi) bike trail, and groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails in Winter, run throughout the town's splendid nature.
History
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The place was first known as Belisle's Mills, named after the owner of one of the area's first sawmills. In 1873, its post office opened under the name of Mont-Morin, renamed to Belisle's Mills in 1901. In 1917, the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Belisle or Bélisle was formed, detached from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. In 1921, the village municipality was officially established and named after the parish.[1]
In 1923, the post office was renamed to Val-David, which also became the official designation of the municipality in 1944. It pays tribute to Louis Athanase David (1882-1953), member of parliament for Terrebonne from 1916 to 1919 and secretary of Quebec from 1919 to 1936, and his father Laurent-Olivier David (1840-1926), member of the House of Commons and author of several books.[1]
It boasts the very first local community monthly newspaper ski-se-dit.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 4450 (2006 to 2011 population change: 5.6%)
- Population in 2006: 4216
- Population in 2001: 3819
- Population in 1996: 3473
- Population in 1991: 2976
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2084 (total dwellings: 2785)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 3.3%
- French as first language: 93.3%
- English and French as first language: 1%
- Other as first language: 2.4%
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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64775". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Val-David (Code 2478010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "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.
External links
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