Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec

Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
Town hall
Coordinates:
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Laurentides
Regional County Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Incorporated March 28, 1946
Government
 • Type Parish municipality
 • Mayor Claude Ducharme
Area[1]
 • Land 24.71 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 3,029
 • Density 122.6/km2 (317.5/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J0R
Area code(s) 450
Website www.sadl.qc.ca

Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut in Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative region of Laurentides. The municipality was founded in 1946 and was assigned the municipal number 77035 by the Quebec government. The Roman Catholic parish of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs was founded in 1940.

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Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census results compiled by Statistics Canada, there were 2,511 inhabitants (up 12.3% from 2,236 in 1996), a land area of 24.73 square kilometres, a population density of 101.5 per square kilometre, and 1,539 private dwellings.

Public services

The postal code for Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is J0R 1B0. The municipality is served by a post office at Lac Guindon and two rural routes.

Telephone service is provided through a Bell Canada telephone exchange at Prévost.

Police services are provided by the Sûreté du Québec, Quebec's provincial police force, and were formerly provided by the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord, which also served Piedmont, Prévost and some other communities in the Laurentians.

Politics

Lac Marois Country Club

The Lac Marois Country Club, located on the shores of Lac Marois, is a members only club open from late June to the end of August.

It was founded in 1903 for outdoor church services. Land was donated in 1910 and the Lac Marois Union Church was built. The Lac Marois Country Club came into being in 1929, as a means to fulfill more than spiritual needs, and requested the church grant them the right to build a clubhouse on church property.

The Union Church owns the property and leases the land to the Interlake Youth Club, the parent company of the Lac Marois Country Club.

At L.M.C.C. (Lac Marois Country Club), children can take lessons. Lessons comprise of swimming (lessons and swimteam), tennis, sailing, canoeing, junior club and many more. It is a place where you make friendships that will last you a lifetime. It's the place where you want to be during the Summer.

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census

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