Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality

Antoine-Labelle
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°53′N 75°20′W / 46.883°N 75.333°W / 46.883; -75.333Coordinates: 46°53′N 75°20′W / 46.883°N 75.333°W / 46.883; -75.333[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Mont-Laurier
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Roger Lapointe
Area[2][3]
 • Total 16,229.50 km2 (6,266.24 sq mi)
 • Land 14,969.05 km2 (5,779.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 35,159
 • Density 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.5%
 • Dwellings 23,139
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc-
antoine-labelle.qc.ca

Antoine-Labelle is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier.[2] It is named for Antoine Labelle.

Subdivisions

There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (14)
Villages (1)
Unorganized Territory (11)

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006
Population: 35,159 (+0.5% from 2006) 34,999 (+4.6% from 2001)
Land area: 14,969.05 km2 (5,779.58 sq mi) 14,954.44 km2 (5,773.94 sq mi)
Population density: 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Median age: 49.6 (M: 49.6, F: 49.5) 46.3 (M: 46.2, F: 46.3)
Total private dwellings: 23,139 21,811
Median household income: $40,301 $38,334
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 32,019—    
1996 33,904+5.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 33,456−1.3%
2006 34,999+4.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 35,159+0.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
34,530
 33,590 Increase 0.4% 97.28% 495 Increase 8.8% 1.43% 170 Increase 47.8% 0.49% 275 Decrease 47.1% 0.80%
2006
34,535
 33,445 Increase 5.8% 96.84% 455 Increase 12.3% 1.32% 115 Increase 21.1% 0.33% 520 Increase 108.0% 1.51%
2001
32,355
 31,605 Decrease 1.6% 97.68% 405 Decrease 2.4% 1.25% 95 Decrease 17.4% 0.29% 250 Increase 28.2% 0.77%
1996
32,830
 32,105 n/a 97.79% 415 n/a 1.26% 115 n/a 0.35% 195 n/a 0.59%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

  • Autoroutes
    • None

  • External Routes
    • None

Airports

Protected Areas

Mont-Tremblant National Park
Information Centers/ Camp Areas:

  • Lac Cache
  • Post d'accueil de la Cache

Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve
Information Centers/ Camp Areas:

  • Accueil Pie IX
  • Benjamin
  • Camp de gardien
  • Camp du gardien (on Lac Joinville)
  • Camp du gardien (on Lac Ernest)
  • Caragana
  • Corbeau
  • De l'Averse
  • De l'Hote
  • Desaulniers
  • Du Sourd
  • Entree Benjamin
  • Entree Corbeau
  • Entree Du Sourd
  • Entree Louvigny
  • Fascinant
  • Flood
  • Heron
  • Lac-du-Sourd
  • Lac-Ernest
  • Lac-Joinville
  • Lagace
  • Leclerc
  • Le Mesange/Vieux Foyer
  • Letourneau
  • Quatre-Temps
  • Sept Freres
  • Tarte
  • Travers
  • Wisik/Calliergon/Trille

Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve
Information Centers/ Camp Areas:

  • Entree de La Macaza
  • Poste d'accueil de La Macaza
  • Poste d'accueil de l'Ascension

Zones d'exploitation contrôlée:

  • ZEC Le Sueur
  • ZEC Mitchinamecus
  • ZEC Normandie
  • ZEC Petawaga

Attractions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141123 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geographic code 790 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2479) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
 La Tuque TE
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM Matawinie RCM
   Antoine-Labelle RCM  
Papineau RCM Les Laurentides RCM
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