Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Municipality
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
Notre-Dame-du-Laus Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°WCoordinates: 46°05′N 75°37′W / 46.083°N 75.617°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	January 1, 1876
Government[2]
• Mayor	Poste vacant
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area[2][3]
• Total	958.50 km^2 (370.08 sq mi)
• Land	862.55 km^2 (333.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,518
• Density	1.8/km^2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.9%
• Dwellings	1,878
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0X 2M0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 309
Website	www.notre-dame- du-laus.ca

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

The municipality is characterized by hilly forests with a great number of lakes, rivers, and creeks. The eastern portion of its territory is part of the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve. Consequently, the local economy is dependent on forestry as well as on the influx of tourists, fishermen and hunters.^[4]

History

Between 1820 and 1849,^[4] the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at the outlet of Sables Lake on the Du Lièvre River that controlled all the fur brigades from the upper Du Lièvre and Gatineau Rivers.^[5]

In 1873, the Notre-Dame-du-Laus parish was founded, named after the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus. In 1876, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Bigelow-Wells-Blake-et-McGill, and two years later the post office, which was named Notre-Dame-du-Laus, opened.^[4]

In February 1946, the municipality was renamed to its current name.^[4]

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2011: 1518 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.9%)
• Population in 2006: 1564
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 13.2%
• Population in 2001: 1382
• Population in 1996: 1378
• Population in 1991: 1244

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 775 (total dwellings: 1878)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 4.5%
• French as first language: 93.3%
• English and French as first language: 0.9%
• Other as first language: 1.3%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 44882 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 79005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-du-Laus census profile
4. "Notre-Dame-du-Laus (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
5. Luc Coursol. "Municipalité, Les premiers occupants". Notre-Dame-du-Laus. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census