Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

For the town in Centre-du-Québec, see Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Municipality
Location within Joliette RCM
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedOctober 28, 1925
Government
 • MayorCéline Geoffroy
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
 • Total36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
 • Land35.76 km2 (13.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,595
 • Density72.6/km2 (188/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 17.9%
 • Dwellings
1,170
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 131
Websitewww.notredamedelourdes.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2595 (2006 to 2011 population change: 17.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
  • Population in 2001: 2176
  • Population in 1996: 2087
  • Population in 1991: 2060

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1094 (total dwellings: 1170)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.6%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École Sainte-Bernadette[5]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References
  1. Reference number 389235 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 61045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Sainte-Bernadette Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  6. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  7. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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