Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré, Quebec

Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ fostɛ̃ lak kaʁe]) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré
Municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°29′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	January 3, 1996
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pierre Poirier
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	129.30 km^2 (49.92 sq mi)
• Land	121.28 km^2 (46.83 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,467
• Density	28.6/km^2 (74/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	16.1%
• Dwellings	2,407
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1J2
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 117 (TCH)
Website	www.municipalite. stfaustin.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 3467 (2006 to 2011 population change: 16.1%)
• Population in 2006: 2985
• Population in 2001: 2790
• Population in 1996: 2470
  • Lac-Carré: 861
  • Saint-Faustin: 1609
• Population in 1991:
  • Lac-Carré: 801
  • Saint-Faustin: 1410

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1558 (total dwellings: 2407)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 15.5%
• French as first language: 80.9%
• English and French as first language: 0.8%
• Other as first language: 3.7%

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]

See also

• Lac Sauvage

References

1. Reference number 312947 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 78047 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2478047) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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.