La Conception, Quebec

La Conception
Municipality

Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
La Conception
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°42′W / 46.150°N 74.700°W / 46.150; -74.700Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°42′W / 46.150°N 74.700°W / 46.150; -74.700[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Les Laurentides
Constituted January 1, 1882
Government[2]
 • Mayor Maurice Plouffe
 • Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
 • Total 140.50 km2 (54.25 sq mi)
 • Land 129.36 km2 (49.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,287
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings 1,115
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0T 1M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 117 (TCH)
Website www.municipalite
.laconception.qc.ca

La Conception is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1287 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 1283
  • Population in 2001: 1050
  • Population in 1996: 917
  • Population in 1991: 695

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 593 (total dwellings: 1115)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 3.5%
  • French as first language: 93%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.5%

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]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 33244 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 78115 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2478115) 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.




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