Lac-du-Cerf

Lac-du-Cerf
Municipality
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Lac-du-Cerf Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°18′N75°30′W / 46.300°N 75.500°W / 46.300; -75.500 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	January 1, 1955
Government [2]
• Mayor	Nicolas Pentassuglia
•  Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
•  Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2] [3]
• Total	94.38 km2 (36.44 sq mi)
• Land	71.73 km2 (27.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	445
• Density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Pop. 2016-2021	2.3%
• Dwellings	458
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1S1
Area code	819
Highways	R-311
Website	www.lacducerf.ca

Lac-du-Cerf is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. It is located on and named after Lac du Cerf (Deer Lake).

The main economic activities are agriculture, forestry, and tourism. ^[1]

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, the area was still only visited by trappers and log drivers. In 1915 the first 2 settler families arrived and built their homes on the north shore of Petit Lac-du-Cerf (Little Deer Lake). They were followed by more settlers in 1918. In 1919, two bridges were built over the Lièvre River at Île Longue (Long Island), connecting the new settlement to Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain by road. ^[4]

The place continued to attract more settlers throughout the 1920s and 30s. ^[4] In 1939, its post office opened (which closed in 1970). ^[1]

In January 1955, the Municipality of Lac-du-Cerf was created out of territory ceded from Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles and Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain. ^[1] Its first mayor was Joseph Boismenu, who in 1918, at 22 years of age, moved to Lac-du-Cerf together with his wife. ^[4]

Demographics

Canada census – Lac-du-Cerf community profile

	2021	2016
Population	445 (+2.3% from 2016)	435 (+4.8% from 2011)
Land area	71.73 km2 (27.70 sq mi)	73.29 km2 (28.30 sq mi)
Population density	6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Median age	62.8 (M: 64.0, F: 62.4)	61.8 (M: 62.1, F: 61.5)
Private dwellings	458 (total)  245 (occupied)	466 (total)
Median household income	$50,800	$40,064

References: 2021 ^[5] 2016 ^[6] earlier ^{[7] [8]}

Historical census populations – Lac-du-Cerf

Year Pop. ±% 1976 378 —     1981 382 +1.1% 1986 371 −2.9% 1991 409 +10.2% 1996 425 +3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 420 −1.2% 2006 424 +1.0% 2011 415 −2.1% 2016 435 +4.8% 2021 445 +2.3%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 245 (total dwellings: 458) ^[3]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 5%
• French as first language: 95%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Local government

Municipal Hall of Lac-du-Cerf

List of former mayors: ^[4]

• Joseph Boismenu (1955–1956, 1959–1960)
• Patrice Bondu (1956–1958)
• Gerald Ouimet (1961–1962)
• Henri Filion (1963–1964)
• Gerard Boismenu (1965–1971)
• Raymond Charbonneau (1971–1973)
• Mario Bondu (1973–...)
• Denis Simard (...–2009)
• Pauline Ouimet (2009–2013)
• Danielle Ouimet (2013–2021)
• Nicolas Pentassuglia (2021–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Reference number 33070 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Geographic code 79015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Lac-du-Cerf, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
4. Racontez-nous grand-mere (Project Perspective Jeunesse Lac-du-Cerf) (PDF) (in French), Municipalité du Lac-du-Cerf, 1975, retrieved 29 June 2022
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

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