Val-des-Lacs

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Val-des-Lacs
Municipality
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Motto: 
Au coeur de la nature (In the heart of nature)
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Location within Les Laurentides RCM
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Val-des-Lacs
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°11′N74°21′W / 46.183°N 74.350°W / 46.183; -74.350 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Les Laurentides
ConstitutedFebruary 6, 1932
Government
[2]
 • MayorPaul Kushner
 •  Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 •  Prov. riding Bertrand
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi)
 • Land125.44 km2 (48.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total721
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease2.svg 7.3%
 • Dwellings
805
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2P0
Area code 819
HighwaysNo major routes
Website www.municipalite.
val-des-lacs.qc.ca

Val-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [valdelak] ; meaning "Valley of Lakes") is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

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Demographics

Population trend: [4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 349 (total dwellings: 805)

Mother tongue:

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Val-des-Lacs municipal hall

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64781". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78100". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Val-des-Lacs census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.


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