- Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec
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Notre-Dame-du-Laus Coordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°WCoordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°W 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
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-du-Laus community profile
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain Lac-du-Cerf, Kiamika Lac-Ernest Gracefield Duhamel Notre-Dame-du-Laus Lac-Sainte-Marie Bowman, Val-des-Bois Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality Cities/towns Municipalities Chute-Saint-Philippe • Ferme-Neuve • Kiamika • La Macaza • Lac-des-Écorces • Lac-du-Cerf • Lac-Saint-Paul • L'Ascension • Mont-Saint-Michel • Nominingue • Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain • Notre-Dame-du-Laus • Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles • Sainte-Anne-du-LacVillages Lac-SaguayUnorganized territories Baie-des-Chaloupes • Lac-Akonapwehikan • Lac-Bazinet • Lac-De La Bidière • Lac-de-la-Maison-de-Pierre • Lac-de-la-Pomme • Lac-Douaire • Lac-Ernest • Lac-Marguerite • Lac-Oscar • Lac-WagwabikaOther RCMs in Laurentides: Argenteuil • Deux-Montagnes • La Rivière-du-Nord • Les Laurentides • Les Pays-d'en-Haut • Thérèse-de-Blainville • Mirabel (Independent city) Categories:- Incorporated places in Laurentides
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Population in 2006: 1564
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