Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain
Municipality

Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°17′N 75°38′W / 46.283°N 75.633°W / 46.283; -75.633Coordinates: 46°17′N 75°38′W / 46.283°N 75.633°W / 46.283; -75.633[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Antoine-Labelle
Constituted January 26, 1894
Government[2]
 • Mayor Lyz Beaulieu
 • Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
 • Total 295.00 km2 (113.90 sq mi)
 • Land 262.93 km2 (101.52 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 720
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings 657
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0W 1S0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 309
Route 311
Website www.munpontmain.qc.ca

Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

The village itself is located between Camp and Dudley Lakes in the Du Lièvre River watershed.

History

European colonization began when logging companies started to exploit the forests of the Du Lièvre River in the second half of the 19th century. By 1881, there were 35 families in the village.[4]

In 1884, the local parish was formed which extended over the territory of Wabassee, Dudley, and Bouthillier geographic townships. The first pastor, Eugene Trinquier, serving from 1886 to 1907, was originally from Gap in the Hautes-Alpes (France) and named the parish Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, after the apparitions of Our Lady of Pontmain.[1]

On January 26, 1894, the Municipal Corporation of the United Townships of Wabassee-Dudley-et-Bouthillier was formed, becoming one of the oldest municipalities in the regional county. In 1897, its first bridge was built. In 1898, the first school opened, followed by the first general store in 1900, and the sawmill in 1902.[4]

In 1945, it was renamed to Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 340 (total dwellings: 657)

Mother tongue:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 79010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain census profile
  4. 1 2 "Histoire de Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain" (in French). Municipalité de Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Mont-Laurier Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles
Déléage
Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
Bouchette		 Lac-du-Cerf
   Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain  
Gracefield Notre-Dame-du-Laus


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