Notre-Dame-des-Monts

Notre-Dame-des-Monts
Notre-Dame-des-Monts
Municipality
	Motto: D'un mont à l'autre
	Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
	Notre-Dame-des-Monts Location in central Quebec.
	Coordinates: 47°40′N 70°23′W / 47.667°N 70.383°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Charlevoix-Est
Constituted	April 11, 1935
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Claude Simard
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix; —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
• Total	57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi)
• Land	57.44 km2 (22.18 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	791
• Density	13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	2.9%
• Dwellings	350
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0T 1L0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.notredame; desmonts.com

Notre-Dame-des-Monts is a municipality of Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.

Geography

As its name suggests, the territory of the municipality is dotted with mountains sometimes reaching 554 metres (1,818 ft). The River du Gouffre forms its western boundary. It has an area of 57.50 kilometres (35.73 mi).

History

The municipality was founded in 1935 under the name of canton de Sales. In 1947 the parish of Notre-Dame-des-Monts was canonically erected, and the municipality took its name the following year. One can observe from the village, a series of mountains resembling a woman lying on her back. The name given to this series of mountains is “La Noyée”. Regional legend says it is the profile of an Indian girl lying on her back, drowned as she crossed Lake Nairne to meet her beloved, a white man from the nearby hamlet.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Notre-Dame-des-Monts, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	918	—
1996	913	−0.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	831	−9.0%
2006	764	−8.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	815	+6.7%
2016	791	−2.9%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 320 (total dwellings: 350)

Language

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 0%
French as first language: 98.6%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 1.4%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44868". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-des-Monts
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Monts census profile
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

[toponymie-1] "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44868". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[mamrot-2] Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-des-Monts

[cp2016-3] Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Monts census profile

[scpast-4] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

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