Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain
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
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Regional County	Antoine-Labelle
Settled
Incorporated	January 26, 1894
Government
– Type	Municipality
– Mayor	Lyz Beaulieu
– Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
– Prov. riding	Labelle
Area[1]
– Land	262.48 km2 (101.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	712
– Density	2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0W 1S0
Area code(s)	819
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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[2]

In 1945, it was renamed to Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain.^[3]

Demographics

Population:^[4]

• Population in 2006: 712
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 14.8 %
• Population in 2001: 620
• Population in 1996: 581
• Population in 1991: 547

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 323 (total: 603)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.4 %
• French as first language: 95.8 %
• English and French as first language: 1.4 %
• Other as first language: 1.4 %

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain community profile
2. ^ ^{a b} "Histoire de Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain" (in French). Municipalité de Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain. http://www.munpontmain.qc.ca/municipalite/apropos/histoire/histoire.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=44859. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census