Mille-Isles, Quebec

Mille-Isles is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, west of Saint-Jérôme.

Mille-Isles
Municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Mille-Isles
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°13′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
Settled1850s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorMichel Boyer
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
 • Total61.70 km2 (23.82 sq mi)
 • Land60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,629
 • Density26.8/km2 (69/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 10.1%
 • Dwellings
912
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0R 1A0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 329
Websitemille-isles.ca

Mille-Isles is in the Laurentian Hills, crossed by rivers and dotted with fish-filled lakes.[4]

History

The municipality is named after the old Mille-Isles Seigneury, which originally straddled the Mille Îles River (the seigneury uses the old spelling, whereas the river uses the modern word that substitutes a circumflex for the "s"). In 1683, the seigneury was granted to Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand (circa 1638-1688), who was governor of Montreal in 1670. In 1714, it was inherited by Charles-Gaspard Piot de Langloiserie (circa 1655-1715) and Jean Petit (1663-1720), husbands of Marie-Thérèse Dugué and Charlotte Dugué respectively, daughters of the first lord. In 1752, additional land in the extreme north-west of the Mille-Isles Seigneury was given to Eustache Lambert Dumont and it is within this part that the municipality is located.[4]

The first settlers were from Ireland and arrived around 1850. The municipality was officially founded in 1855, following separation from the parish of Saint-Jérôme.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 1629 (2006 to 2011 population change: 10.1%)
  • Population in 2006: 1480
  • Population in 2001: 1209
  • Population in 1996: 1157
  • Population in 1991: 944

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 679 (total dwellings: 912)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 28%
  • French as first language: 69%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 2%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:[6]

  • École primaire Bellefeuille in Saint-Jérôme
  • École secondaire Émilien-Frenette in Saint-Jérôme and École polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

See also

References
  1. Reference number 41163 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mille-Isles Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Mille-Isles census profile
  4. "Mille-Isles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
  7. "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  8. "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  9. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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