Mont-Blanc, Quebec

Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ blɑ̃]), is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Mont-Blanc
Municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Mont-Blanc Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°29′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	January 3, 1996
Name change[2]	January 29, 2022
Named for	Mont-Blanc
Government [3]
• Mayor	Pierre Poirier
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [3][4]
• Total	129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi)
• Land	121.28 km2 (46.83 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	3,467
• Density	28.6/km2 (74/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	16.1%
• Dwellings	2,407
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2G0
Area code	819
Highways	R-117 (TCH)
Website	mont-blanc.quebec

The municipality was formerly known as Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. The application to change the name to the Municipality of Mont-Blanc was approved by the Government of Quebec on January 14, 2022^[2] and officially modified on January 29, 2022.^[5]

History

In 1996, the municipality of Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré was formed when the municipalities of Lac-Carré and Saint-Faustin merged. Its inhabitants were called Faustilacois and Faustilacoises.

Demographics

	2016	2011
Population	3,499 (+0.9% from 2011)	3,467 (+16.1% from 2006)
Land area	121.53 km2 (46.92 sq mi)	121.28 km2 (46.83 sq mi)
Population density	28.8/km2 (75/sq mi)	28.6/km2 (74/sq mi)
Median age	43.2 (M: 43.7, F: 42.8)	42.8 (M: 43.1, F: 42.4)
Private dwellings	2,517 (total)	2,407 (total)
Median household income	$56,741	$47,983

Canada census – Mont-Blanc, Quebec community profile

References: 2016^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8][9]

Historical census populations – Mont-Blanc

Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,790 —     2006 2,985 +7.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 3,467 +16.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Home Language (2016)

Language	Population	Percentage (%)
French	3,315	95%
English	110	3%
Other	25	1%

Mother Tongue (2016)

Language	Population	Percentage (%)
French	3,300	94%
English	105	3%
Other	65	2%

Visible Minorities (2016)

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage (%)
Not a visible minority	3,435	98%
Visible minorities	50	1%

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.^[10]

See also

• Lac Sauvage

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 312947". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Gazette Officielle du Québec" (PDF). Official Publisher of Quebec. January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022. J'approuve, conformément à l'article 25 de la Loi sur l'organisation territoriale municipale (chapitre O-9), en date du 14 janvier 2022, la demande de changement de nom de la Municipalité de Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré, située dans la Municipalité régionale de comté des Laurentides, pour lui donner le nom de «Municipalité de Mont-Blanc».
3. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78047". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
4. "Mont-Blanc, Quebec (Code 2478047) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
5. https://statistique.quebec.ca/statistiques/divisions-territoriales/bulletins/modifications-municipalites-janvier-2022.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. "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.