Lac-des-Plages, Quebec

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Lac-des-Plages
Municipality
Lac-des-Plages QC 2.JPG
Location within Papineau RCM
Location within Papineau RCM
Lac-des-Plages is located in Western Quebec
Lac-des-Plages
Lac-des-Plages
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°54′W / 46.000°N 74.900°W / 46.000; -74.900Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°54′W / 46.000°N 74.900°W / 46.000; -74.900[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950
Government
[2]
 • MayorJosée Simon
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total168.20 km2 (64.94 sq mi)
 • Land152.94 km2 (59.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total431
 • Density2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease −17.4%
 • Dwellings
704
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1K0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 323
Websitewww.lacdesplages.com Edit this at Wikidata

Lac-des-Plages is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lac des Plages (French for "Lake of Beaches") which attracts many vacationers with the beauty of its beaches.[4]

History[]

The community and post office have been identified under several other names, following the name changes of the adjacent lake. It was first known as Lac Rond (Round Lake), Lac Desormeaux (in honour of pioneer Norbert Desormeaux who arrived in the territory in 1890), as well as Lac des Sables (Sand Lake).[4]

In 1950, the Municipality of Lac-des-Plages was formed when its territory detached from the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington.[4]

Demographics[]

hideCanada census – Lac-des-Plages, Quebec community profile
2016 2011
Population: 431 (-17.4% from 2011) 522 (29.5% from 2006)
Land area: 152.94 km2 (59.05 sq mi) 152.96 km2 (59.06 sq mi)
Population density: 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Median age: 58.4 (M: 58.4, F: 58.5) 54.5 (M: 54.1, F: 55.0)
Total private dwellings: 704 673
Median household income: $47,829
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7]
Historical census populations – Lac-des-Plages, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 355—    
1991 374+5.4%
1996 380+1.6%
2001 362−4.7%
2006 403+11.3%
2011 522+29.5%
2016 431−17.4%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 5.8%
  • French as first language: 93.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.2%
Lac-des-Plages

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 33055 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 80130 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "(Code 2480130) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

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