Labelle, Quebec

Labelle is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large "L"-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117.

Labelle
Municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Labelle
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°17′N 74°44′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 27, 1973
Government
[2]
 • MayorGilbert Brassard
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
[2][3]
 • Total216.30 km2 (83.51 sq mi)
 • Land196.69 km2 (75.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,765
 • Density12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 11.6%
 • Dwellings
2,017
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1H0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 117 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite
.labelle.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 2765 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.6%)
  • Population in 2016: 2477
  • Population in 2011: 2445
  • Population in 2006: 2258
  • Population in 2001: 2272
  • Population in 1996: 2256 (or 2271 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
  • Population in 1991: 2090

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1362 (total dwellings: 2017)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 97%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 1.8%

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[5]

References
  1. Reference number 32796 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 78120 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Labelle&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052478120
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.



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