Nominingue, Quebec

Nominingue is a small village and municipality located 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Mountains. It was formerly called Lac-Nominingue, but changed name on September 16, 2000.

Nominingue
Municipality
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Nominingue
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°24′N 75°02′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMAntoine-Labelle
Settled1883
ConstitutedOctober 30, 1971
Government
 • MayorYves Généreux
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
 • Total360.10 km2 (139.04 sq mi)
 • Land306.22 km2 (118.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,019
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 12.9%
 • Dwellings
1,952
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0W 1R0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 117 (TCH)
Route 321
Websitewww.municipalite
nominingue.qc.ca

Nominingue is located along Route 117, between Mont-Laurier and Rivière-Rouge, and is near the International Airport of Rivière-Rouge/Mont-Tremblant.

It is surrounded by dozens of lakes, including Petit and Grand Lac Nominingue, Lac des Grandes Baies, and Lac Sainte-Marie, as well as a forest. It is near Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve and Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve. The village was established in the late 1880s by pioneers sent by Curé Labelle to develop this mountainous and wild region. It was once the last station of the famous "P'tit train du Nord" (Little train of the North). Golf, disc golf, biking, fishing and hunting are among the most popular outdoor activities. The former Canadian Pacific Railway station in Nominingue is now a small museum and rest stop for cyclists.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2019 (2006 to 2011 population change: -12.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 2317 (2001 to 2006 population change: 12.8%)
  • Population in 2001: 2064 (or 2054 when adjusted for 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 1930
  • Population in 1991: 1765

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 936 (total dwellings: 1952)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 94.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 3.6%
Nominingue municipal hall

See also

References
  1. Reference number 363420 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 79030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Nominingue census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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