Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain

Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain
Municipality
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 75°38′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	January 26, 1894
Government [2]
• Mayor	Lyz Beaulieu
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	295.00 km^2 (113.90 sq mi)
• Land	262.93 km^2 (101.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	720
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.1%
• Dwellings	657
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1S0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 309 Route 311
Website	www.munpontmain.qc.ca

The village itself is located between Camp and Dudley Lakes in the Du Lièvre River watershed.

History

European colonization began when logging companies started to exploit the forests of the Du Lièvre River in the second half of the 19th century. By 1881, there were 35 families in the village.[4]

In 1884, the local parish was formed which extended over the territory of Wabassee, Dudley, and Bouthillier geographic townships. The first pastor, Eugene Trinquier, serving from 1886 to 1907, was originally from Gap in the Hautes-Alpes (France) and named the parish Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, after the apparitions of Our Lady of Pontmain.[1]

On January 26, 1894, the Municipal Corporation of the United Townships of Wabassee-Dudley-et-Bouthillier was formed, becoming one of the oldest municipalities in the regional county. In 1897, its first bridge was built. In 1898, the first school opened, followed by the first general store in 1900, and the sawmill in 1902.[4]

In 1945, it was renamed to Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2011: 720 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.1%)
• Population in 2006: 712
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 14.8%
• Population in 2001: 620
• Population in 1996: 581
• Population in 1991: 547

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 340 (total dwellings: 657)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.4%
• French as first language: 95.8%
• English and French as first language: 1.4%
• Other as first language: 1.4%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
2. Geographic code 79010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain census profile
4. "Histoire de Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain" (in French). Municipalité de Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census