| Pointe-Fortune, Quebec | |||
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| — Village — | |||
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| Motto: La fortune aime les audacieux | |||
| Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. | |||
| Coordinates (694, rue du Tisseur[1]): | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Quebec | ||
| Region | Montérégie | ||
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges | ||
| Established | August 28, 1880 | ||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
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| Provincial | Soulanges | ||
| Government[1][2][3] | |||
| • Interim-Mayor | Jean-Pierre Daoust | ||
| • Federal MP(s) | Jamie Nicholls (NDP) | ||
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Lucie Charlebois (PLQ) | ||
| Area[4] | |||
| • Land | 8.35 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006)[4] | |||
| • Total | 507 | ||
| • Density | 60.7/km2 (157.2/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (2001-06) | 10.9% | ||
| • Dwellings | 241 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code(s) | J0P | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 | ||
| Access Routes[5] A-40 |
Route 342 |
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| Website | www.pointefortune.ca | ||
Pointe-Fortune is a village in southwestern Quebec on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges northwest of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 507.
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Population trend[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2006 | 507 | 10.9% |
| 2001 | 457 | 1.3% |
| 1996 | 451 | 9.2% |
| 1991 | 413 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 375 | 74.26% |
| English only | 105 | 20.79% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 25 | 4.95% |
Macdonell-Williamson House,[7] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the legendary Voyageurs, is located at the historical boundary marker (which still stands to this day) which marks the division between Upper and Lower Canada..
Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.
| Ottawa River / Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | ||||
| East Hawkesbury, Ontario | Ottawa River / Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | |||
| Pointe-Fortune | ||||
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