Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Coordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°W / 46.083; -75.617Coordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°W / 46.083; -75.617
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Regional County	Antoine-Labelle
Settled
Incorporated	January 1, 1876
Government
- Type	Municipality
- Mayor	Ken Ménard
- Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
- Prov. riding	Labelle
Area[1]
- Land	862.37 km2 (333 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	1,564
- Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0X 2M0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.notre-dame-du-laus.ca

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

The municipality is characterized by hilly forests with a great number of lakes, rivers, and creeks. The eastern portion of its territory is part of the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve. Consequently, the local economy is dependent on forestry as well as on the influx of tourists, fishermen and hunters.^[2]

History

Between 1820 and 1849,^[2] the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at the outlet of Sables Lake on the Du Lièvre River that controlled all the fur brigades from the upper Du Lièvre and Gatineau Rivers.^[3]

In 1873, the Notre-Dame-du-Laus parish was founded, named after the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus. In 1876, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Bigelow-Wells-Blake-et-McGill, and two years later the post office, which was named Notre-Dame-du-Laus, opened.^[2]

In February 1946, the municipality was renamed to its current name.^[2]

Demographics

Population:^[4]

• Population in 2006: 1564
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2 %
• Population in 2001: 1382
• Population in 1996: 1378
• Population in 1991: 1244

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 747 (total: 1553)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 4.5 %
• French as first language: 93.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0.9 %
• Other as first language: 1.3 %

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-du-Laus community profile
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Notre-Dame-du-Laus (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=44882. Retrieved 2009-08-13. 
3. ^ Luc Coursol. "Municipalité, Les premiers occupants". Notre-Dame-du-Laus. http://www.notre-dame-du-laus.ca/laus/index_f.aspx?DetailID=1106. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census