Entrelacs, Quebec

Entrelacs is a municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Entrelacs
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Entrelacs Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Settled	1840
Constituted	January 1, 1860
Government [2]
• Mayor	Sylvain Breton
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Bertrand
Area [2][3]
• Total	56.40 km^2 (21.78 sq mi)
• Land	48.06 km^2 (18.56 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	906
• Density	18.9/km^2 (49/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.8%
• Dwellings	1,015
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2E0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 125
Website	www.entrelacs.com

Prior to February 13, 1991, it was in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region.[4]

History

The area is part of the geographic township of Wexford, named after a town and county in Ireland, and first settled by Irish colonists circa 1840. In 1860, the Township Municipality of Wexford was established.[1]

In 1967, it was decided to change the name to Entrelacs, meaning "between lakes" in reference to its position between Lakes Patrick and Des Îles. This name had already been used to identify the post office since 1889, but which closed in 1974.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Entrelacs, Quebec[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	628	—
1996	732	+16.6%
2001	798	+9.0%
2006	952	+19.3%
2011	906	−4.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 471 (total dwellings: 1015)

Language

Mother tongue:[6]

• English as first language: 3.7%
• French as first language: 93.2%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 3.2%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates French-language public schools:

• École Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Saint-Émile)[7]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon (serves all of the city)[8]
• Saint Adèle Elementary School in Saint-Adèle (serves a portion)[9]
• Joliette High School in Joliette (serves all of the city)[10]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Entrelacs (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
2. Geographic code 62053 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Entrelacs census profile
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Entrelacs community profile
7. "Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Saint-Émile)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
8. "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
9. "SAINTE ADÈLE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
10. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.