Deux-Montagnes, Quebec

This article is about the municipality. For other uses, see Deux Montagnes.

Deux-Montagnes
Deux-Montagnes Location in Quebec, Canada
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°53′W / 45.533°N 73.883°W / 45.533; -73.883
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Regional County	Deux-Montagnes
Settled
Incorporated	August 18, 1921
Government
– Type	Ville
– Mayor	Marc Lauzon
– Federal riding	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
– Prov. riding	Deux-Montagnes
Area[1]
– Land	6.16 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	17,402
– Density	2,825.8/km2 (7,318.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J7R
Area code(s)	450
Website	www.ville.deux-montagnes.qc.ca

Deux-Montagnes is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles where it flows out of Lake of Two Mountains (Lac des Deux Montagnes). It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Deux-Montagnes in the greater Montreal region.

The name "Deux-Montagnes" (French for "Two Mountains") dates to 1674 when it was given to the lake bordering on the municipality, and to the seigneury which stood north of the lake. Originally founded as the Village Municipality of Saint-Eustache-sur-le-Lac in 1921, it became a city in 1958, and changed its name to Deux-Montagnes in 1963.^[2]

The municipality has two commuter train stations, on the Deux-Montagnes Line: Deux-Montagnes and Grand-Moulin.

Demographic information

Population:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 17,402 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.9 %)
• Population in 2001: 17,080
• Population in 1996: 15,953
• Population in 1991: 13,035

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 6781 (total: 6910)

Home Language:

• French: 77 %
• English: 20 %
• English and French: 1 %
• Non Official language only: 2 %

Education

English language schools

• Lake Of Two Mountains High School (LTM)
• St. Jude Elementary School
• Mountainview Elementary School

French language schools

High School

• Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes

Elementary Schools

• École Sauvé
• École Emmanuel-Chénard
• École des Mésanges

Continuing Education

• Centre de formation professionnelle, l'Émergence

Special Need School

• École des Érables

Sport associations

• Hockey Association - Deux-Montagnes Panthères
• Soccer Association - Deux-Montagnes Shamrocks
• Deux-Montagnes Softball Association
• Basketball Deux-Montagnes - Founded and Organized by Bob Fordham
• Senior Soccer Association - Two Mountains Senior Soccer Club
• Baseball Association - Deux-Montagnes Cardinals
• Centurions Deux-Montagnes - Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes
• ARDM (ringuette Association)- Deux-Montagnes Coyotes

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada 2006 Census
2. ^ "Deux-Montagnes (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=133612&Latitude=45,53333&Longitude=-73,88333&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Ville de Deux-Montagnes (French/English)
• Association de Hockey Mineur du Lac des Deux-Montagnes
• Club de Soccer Deux Montagnes Shamrocks
• Deux Montagnes Softball Association
• A history of Deux-Montagnes

Coordinates: 45°32′53.6″N 73°52′25.3″W / 45.548222°N 73.873694°W / 45.548222; -73.873694