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]

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.^[8]

See also

• Lac Sauvage