Montcalm, Quebec
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Montcalm (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kalm]) is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality of Quebec southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 619 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.1%)
- Population in 2006: 652
- Population in 2001: 534
- Population in 1996: 449
- Population in 1991: 369
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 308 (total dwellings: 663)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 25%
- French as first language: 73.5%
- English and French as first language: 1.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
Weir
Weir (45°56′42″N 74°32′58″W / 45.94500°N 74.54944°W / 45.94500; -74.54944) is an unincorporated village in Montcalm, accessible via Quebec Route 364. It is home to a satellite earth station for Tata Communications (Canada) Ltd..
Weir is named after William Alexander Weir (1858-1929), a Quebec politician and judge.[5]
Education
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:
- Arundel Elementary School in Arundel[6]
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute serves almost all of Montcalm[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 274200". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Montcalm, Quebec (Code 2478055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Weir
- ^ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
External links
Media related to Montcalm, Laurentides, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipalité de Montcalm
- Atlas of Canada - Montcalm
- Commission de toponymie du Quebec
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