Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles, Quebec

Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles
Municipality
Lac des Îles

Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°24′N 75°32′W / 46.400°N 75.533°W / 46.400; -75.533Coordinates: 46°24′N 75°32′W / 46.400°N 75.533°W / 46.400; -75.533[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Antoine-Labelle
Settled 1890s
Constituted January 1, 2006
Government[2]
 • Mayor François Desjardins
 • Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
 • Total 181.60 km2 (70.12 sq mi)
 • Land 163.30 km2 (63.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 778
 • Density 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.5%
 • Dwellings 478
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0W 1J0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 309
Website www.saint-aime-
du-lac-des-iles.ca

Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

The village itself is located just off Quebec Route 309 at the southern end of Lake of Islands (Lac des Îles).

History

In 1891, the parish of Saint-Aimé-du-Lac was founded. In 1907, the post office opened, named Lac-des-Îles after the nearby Lake of Islands (Lac des Îles).[1]

In 1917, the municipality was formed as the United Township Municipality of Wabassee-Dudley-et-Bouthillier-Partie-Nord-Est, and renamed in 1942 to Dudley-et-Bouthillier-Partie-Nord-Est. In 1953, it became the Municipality of Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles.[1]

From January 8, 2003, to January 1, 2006, the municipality was amalgamated into the Town of Mont-Laurier.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 778 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 774
    • 2001 to 2006 population change: 3.1%
  • Population in 2001: 751
  • Population in 1996: 789
  • Population in 1991: 724

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 339 (total dwellings: 478)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 79022 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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