Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Pointe-Fortune (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn]) is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2011 Census was 542.

Pointe-Fortune
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
La fortune aime les audacieux
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pointe-Fortune
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted28 August 1880
Government
  MayorFrançois Belanger
  Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
  Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
  Total9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
  Land8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
  Total542
  Density64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
6.9%
  Dwellings
265
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1N0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-40 (TCH)

Route 342
Websitepointefortune.ca

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 542 (+6.9% from 2006) 507 (+10.9% from 2001)
Land area: 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density: 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) 60.7/km2 (157/sq mi)
Median age: 44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8) 44.8 (M: 45.4, F: 44.4)
Total private dwellings: 265 241
Median household income: $.N/A $39,297
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 413    
1996 451+9.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
YearPop.±%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
540
435 16.0% 80.56% 75 28.6% 13.89% 10 n/a% 1.85% 20 20.0% 3.70%
2006
505
375 5.1% 74.26% 105 162.5% 20.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 25 25.0% 4.95%
2001
455
395 0.0% 86.81% 40 33.3% 8.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 20 n/a% 4.40%
1996
455
395 n/a 86.81% 60 n/a 13.19% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Attractions

Macdonell-Williamson House,[9] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the legendary Voyageurs, is located at the historical boundary marker (which still stands to this day) which marks the division between Upper and Lower Canada..

Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[10]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[12]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References



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