Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 74°03′W / 46.233°N 74.050°W / 46.233; -74.050Coordinates: 46°14′N 74°03′W / 46.233°N 74.050°W / 46.233; -74.050[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	January 1, 1950
Government [2]
• Mayor	Julien Alarie
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Bertrand
Area [2][3]
• Total	262.40 km2 (101.31 sq mi)
• Land	250.48 km2 (96.71 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	978
• Density	3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	1,159
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2A0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 125 Route 347
Website	www.municipalite notredamedelamerci.com

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Demographics[]

Population[]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 490 (total dwellings: 1159)

Language[]

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 3.3%
• French as first language: 93.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 2.9%

Education[]

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci)^[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon^[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[8]

Notable people[]

• Ray Daviault , Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References[]