Val-des-Lacs

Val-des-Lacs (meaning "Valley of Lakes") is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Val-des-Lacs
Municipality
Motto(s): 
Au coeur de la nature (In the heart of nature)
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Val-des-Lacs
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°11′N 74°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedFebruary 6, 1932
Government
[2]
 • MayorPaul Kushner
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingBertrand
Area
[2][3]
 • Total131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi)
 • Land125.44 km2 (48.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total721
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.3%
 • Dwellings
805
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2P0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.municipalite.
val-des-lacs.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 721 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 778
  • Population in 2001: 685
  • Population in 1996: 627
  • Population in 1991: 495

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 349 (total dwellings: 805)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 9%
  • French as first language: 89.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.3%
Val-des-Lacs municipal hall

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 64781 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 78100 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Val-des-Lacs census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 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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