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| Nickname(s): Tremblant | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Settled | |
| Incorporation | November 22, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ville |
| • Mayor | Pierre Pilon |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 235.97 km2 (91.1 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.40 km2 (90.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,892 |
| • Density | 37.9/km2 (98.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J8E |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | Ville de Mont-Tremblant |
Mont-Tremblant is a city in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, Canada, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) north-west of Montreal and 140 kilometres (87 mi) north-east of Ottawa. The current municipality with city status was formed in 2000. Mont-Tremblant is most famous for ski resorts such as the Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, which is 13 kilometres from the village proper, at the foot of a mountain called Mont Tremblant (derived from local Algonquins who referred to it as the "trembling mountain"). The largest population centre in Mont-Tremblant is Saint-Jovite.
Mont-Tremblant has a race track called Circuit Mont-Tremblant. It once hosted Formula One, Can-Am, Trans-Am, and Champ Car World Series competitions.
The surrounding area also features hiking, cycling, canoeing, golfing, and a host of other outdoor activities.
Since the summer of 2006, Mont-Tremblant has its own senior amateur Football, the Mystral. It also has a Junior AA hockey team, Les Diables (Devils).
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The city of Mont-Tremblant, was created in 2000 from the merger of the municipalities of Mont-Tremblant and Lac-Tremblant-Nord, the village of Saint-Jovite, and the parish of Saint-Jovite. After a referendum, the municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord decided to part from the new city and returned to its former status as municipality in 2006.
The city has five elementary schools on its territory, one high school, one professional training school, and one public college.
Elementary schools: Fleur-Soleil, La-Doyenne, La Ribambelle, Tournesol, Trois Saisons
High school: École Polyvalente Curé-Mercure
Professional training school: Centre Le Florès
college Centre Collégial de Mont-Tremblant[3] (also called CEGEP de Saint-Jerome Mont-Tremblant campus)
Population:[3]
Population in 2006: 8892
Population in 2001: 8317 (adjusted for boundary change)
Population total in 1996:
Mont-Tremblant: 977
Lac-Tremblant-Nord: 4
Saint-Jovite (ville): 4609
Saint-Jovite (parish): 1708
Population in 1991:
Mont-Tremblant: 707
Lac-Tremblant-Nord: 7000
Saint-Jovite (ville): 4118
Saint-Jovite (parish): 1275
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 3873 (total: 6628)
Mother tongue:
English as first language: 7.7 %
French as first language: 90 %
English and French as first language: 0.7 %
Other as first language: 1.6 %
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| Lac-Tremblant-Nord La Conception Brébeuf |
Lac-Supérieur Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré |
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| Huberdeau | Arundel | Montcalm |
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