| Sainte-Adèle | |
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| Downtown Sainte-Adèle | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| Regional County | Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
| Settled | |
| Incorporated | August 27, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ville |
| • Mayor | Claude Descôteaux |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Bertrand |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 122.19 km2 (47.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 119.98 km2 (46.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,634 |
| • Density | 88.6/km2 (229.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J8B |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Website | www.ville.sainte-adele.qc.ca |
Sainte-Adèle is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. It lies on the Route 117 (Trans-Canada Highway) about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of Montreal. Its tourism-based economy centres on its skiing and hotel industry. Sainte-Adèle had a population of 10,634 as of 2008.[3]
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In 1842 Augustin-Norbert Morin purchased land in the area that would become Sainte-Adèle for 8¢ per arpent, which colonists arriving soon after then purchased from him for $8 CAD per arpent. The town of Sainte-Adèle was founded in 1855. A rail line was constructed and the first Canadian Pacific Railway train arrived in the town in 1891. The railway was used primarily to transport wood, cattle, dairy products, and mail.
The first "ski resort", Chalet Cochand, was built in 1914, followed by The Alpine Inn in 1924. More hotels and expansions of local ski slopes followed. Sainte-Adèle's local newspaper, Le Journal des Pays d'en Haut, was established in 1967. Supporting the thriving hotel and resort business of the time, the École Hôtelières des Laurentides (Hotel School of the Laurentians) opened in 1983.
In 1991 the railway was decommissioned and converted to a park for cyclists and skiers. In 2006 and 2007 respectively, both ski hills in the village centre were closed, the North side of the Chantecler ski hill remains open as does Mont Gabriel . Also during this era, more land was being used for condominium complexes, attracting more permanent residents to the area.
In 2009, municipal taxes were doubled to what they were in the early 1990s to reflect the high demand for real estate that has been experienced in the municipality in recent years.
The municipal status of Sainte-Adèle and the surrounding areas was the subject of personal, local, provincial, and national politics several times in its history. A coarse timeline of these divisions and fusions follows:
Sainte-Adèle was the setting of the long-running Quebec television series Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut, an adaptation of Claude-Henri Grignon's novel Un Homme et son péché.
Population:[4]
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 4986 (total: 6397)
Mother tongue:
| Val-Morin | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | Estérel | ||
| Morin-Heights | Chertsey | |||
| Sainte-Adèle | ||||
| Saint-Sauveur | Piedmont | Saint-Hippolyte |
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