Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Municipality

Location within Joliette RCM.
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W / 46.100°N 73.433°W / 46.100; -73.433Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W / 46.100°N 73.433°W / 46.100; -73.433[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Joliette
Constituted October 28, 1925
Government[2]
 • Mayor Céline Geoffroy
 • Federal riding Joliette
 • Prov. riding Joliette
Area[2][3]
 • Total 36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
 • Land 35.76 km2 (13.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,595
 • Density 72.6/km2 (188/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 17.9%
 • Dwellings 1,170
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0K 1K0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 131
Website www.notredamedelourdes.ca

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2595 (2006 to 2011 population change: 17.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
  • Population in 2001: 2176
  • Population in 1996: 2087
  • Population in 1991: 2060

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1094 (total dwellings: 1170)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.6%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École Sainte-Bernadette[5]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 389235 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 61045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Sainte-Bernadette." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.



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