Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 74°03′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950
Government
 • MayorJulien Alarie
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBertrand
Area
 • Total262.40 km2 (101.31 sq mi)
 • Land250.48 km2 (96.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total978
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.4%
 • Dwellings
1,159
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2A0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 125
Route 347
Websitewww.municipalite
notredamedelamerci.com

Demographics

Population
Historical Census Data - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 535—    
1996 726+35.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 811+11.7%
2006 1,056+30.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 978−7.4%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 490 (total dwellings: 1159)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 3.3%
  • French as first language: 93.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.9%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

  • Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci)[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

See also

References
  1. Reference number 44844 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 62055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci community profile
  6. "Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci) Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  8. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.



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