Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Notre-Dame-du-Nord
Municipality
Lake Timiskaming waterfront
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Notre-Dame-du-Nord Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°36′N79°29′W / 47.600°N 79.483°W / 47.600; -79.483 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1896
Constituted	September 23, 1919
Government [2]
• Mayor	Nico Gervais
•  Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
•  Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2] [3]
• Total	89.92 km2 (34.72 sq mi)
• Land	74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	1,090
• Density	14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	3.6%
• Dwellings	569
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3B0
Area code	819
Highways	R-101
Website	nddn.ca

Notre-Dame-du-Nord (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁədamdynɔʁ] ) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of Lake Timiskaming where the Ottawa River enters into this lake.

The municipality is located along Route 101. A local street, rue Ontario, extends westward from Route 101 to the Quebec-Ontario border, where it becomes Ontario Highway 65. In Ontario, the highway passes through the townships of Casey and Harris en route to the city of Temiskaming Shores.

Notre-Dame-du-Nord is best known as the home of an annual truck drag race event called Rodéo du Camion (Truck Rodeo) which is held over the August Civic Holiday of each year, which brings over 650 trucks and 60,000 spectators to the town each year.

Local attractions also include the Lake Timiskaming Fossil Centre, a museum and research institution dedicated to the fossils of the Témiscamingue region, and the Heath Racing motocross track.

History

Intersection of Route 101 and Rue Ontario, with Lake Timiskaming in the background

The area had been known by a variety of names: Tête-du-Lac ("Head-of-the-Lake" in reference to its position at the head of Lake Timiskaming), Pointe à Polson in 1858 (after a First Nations family living there at the time), Murray City in 1862 (in honour of Thomas Murray of Pembroke whose company was logging there), and North Temiscaming at the end of 19th century. ^[1]

In 1895, the mission located on the north bank of the Rapids des Quinze became a parish under the name of Notre-Dame-du-Nord. In 1919, the place was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Nedelec-Partie-Sud. It was partially destroyed in the Great Fire of 1922. In 1928, it was renamed after the parish. ^{[1] [4]}

In 1951, the Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Quinze, which had developed concurrently on the other side of the rapids, was merged into Notre-Dame-du-Nord. ^[4]

Demographics

Canada census – Notre-Dame-du-Nord community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,090 (+3.6% from 2016)	1,052 (-2.1% from 2011)	1,075 (-3.7% from 2006)
Land area	74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi)	74.76 km2 (28.86 sq mi)	74.99 km2 (28.95 sq mi)
Population density	14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)	14.1/km2 (37/sq mi)	14.3/km2 (37/sq mi)
Median age	54.4 (M: 53.2, F: 55.6)	49.9 (M: 50.0, F: 49.9)	48.5 (M: 48.0, F: 49.0)
Private dwellings	569 (total)  511 (occupied)	536 (total)  490 (occupied)	534 (total)  514 (occupied)
Median household income	$58,000	$47,360	$49,260

References: 2021 ^[5] 2016 ^[6] 2011 ^[7] earlier ^{[8] [9]}

Historical census populations – Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Year Pop. ±% 1921 464 —     1931 443 −4.5% 1941 422 −4.7% 1951 589 +39.6% 1956 1,146 +94.6% 1961 1,154 +0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 1,182 +2.4% 1971 1,250 +5.8% 1976 1,260 +0.8% 1981 1,311 +4.0% 1986 1,284 −2.1% 1991 1,245 −3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,250 +0.4% 2001 1,109 −11.3% 2006 1,116 +0.6% 2011 1,075 −3.7% 2016 1,052 −2.1% 2021 1,090 +3.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada [3] [10]

Mother tongue (2021): ^[3]

• English as first language: 14.2%
• French as first language: 80.9%
• English and French as first language: 2.9%
• Other as first language: 2.5%

Government

List of former mayors:

• Fidèle Baril (...–2005)
• Mychel Tremblay (2009–2013)
• Alain Flageol (2013–2017)
• Nico Gervais (2017–present)

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
3. "Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Code 2485090) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2023-12-04.
4. "History of Notre-Dame-du-Nord". Chambre de Commerce de Notre-Dame-du-Nord. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2006 Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 census

Further reading

• Notre-Dame-du-Nord 1986–1996, written by Marc Riopel and the "Comité du livre", 1995, 539 pages.(in French)

External links

• Official website