Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Joliette RCM | |
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Joliette |
Constituted | October 28, 1925 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Céline Geoffroy |
• Federal riding | Joliette |
• Prov. riding | Joliette |
Area | |
• Total | 36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi) |
• Land | 35.76 km2 (13.81 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,595 |
• Density | 72.6/km2 (188/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 1,170 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0K 1K0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 2595 (2006 to 2011 population change: 17.9%)
- Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
- Population in 2001: 2176
- Population in 1996: 2087
- Population in 1991: 2060
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1094 (total dwellings: 1170)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.4%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.6%
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Sainte-Bernadette[5]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[6]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[7]
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See also
References
- Reference number 389235 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 61045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes census profile
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Sainte-Bernadette Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
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