Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Municipality

Location within Papineau RCM
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°58′W / 45.817°N 74.967°W / 45.817; -74.967Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°58′W / 45.817°N 74.967°W / 45.817; -74.967[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM Papineau
Constituted October 3, 1902
Government[2]
 • Mayor Daniel Bock
 • Federal riding Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. riding Papineau
Area[2][3]
 • Total 107.50 km2 (41.51 sq mi)
 • Land 105.62 km2 (40.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 718
 • Density 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.1%
 • Dwellings 433
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0V 1P0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 323
Website www.notredame
delapaix.qc.ca

Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (French for "Our Lady of Peace") is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality.

History

In 1902, the municipality was formed out of sections of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours and Saint-André-Avellin. Although it remains unclear what specific event is referred to in the name of this parish municipality, it followed the theme of municipal names in the Outaouais dedicated to the Virgin Mary, probably due to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who were missionaries and pastors throughout the region.[4]

On October 2003, the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix changed statutes and became the Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 718 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.1%)
  • Population in 2006: 719 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.4%)
  • Population in 2001: 689
  • Population in 1996: 688
  • Population in 1991: 662

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 313 (total dwellings: 433)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.5%
  • French as first language: 98.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 378442 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 80020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2480020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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