La Conception

La Conception
Municipality
Village of La Conception
Village of La Conception
Motto: 
La nature... paisible
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
La Conception is located in Central Quebec
La Conception
La Conception
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°42′W / 46.150°N 74.700°W / 46.150; -74.700[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1882
Government
[2]
 • MayorMaurice Plouffe
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
140.50 km2 (54.25 sq mi)
 • Land127.37 km2 (49.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,527
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 14.2%
 • Dwellings
1,229
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1M0
Area code819
Highways R-117 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite
.laconception.qc.ca

La Conception (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃sɛpsjɔ̃]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 1527 (2016 to 2021 population change: 14.2%)
  • Population in 2016: 1337
  • Population in 2011: 1287
  • Population in 2006: 1283
  • Population in 2001: 1050
  • Population in 1996: 917
  • Population in 1991: 695
  • Population in 1986: 664
  • Population in 1981: 646
  • Population in 1976: 535
  • Population in 1971: 546
  • Population in 1966: 488
  • Population in 1961: 541
  • Population in 1956: 595
  • Population in 1951: 631
  • Population in 1941: 629
  • Population in 1931: 628
  • Population in 1921: 602
  • Population in 1911: 641
  • Population in 1901: 519
  • Population in 1891: 736

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 743 (total dwellings: 1229)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 6.5%
  • French as first language: 89.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 2.3%

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[5]

La Conception, being part of Quebec, follows the provincial education system of Quebec. This system includes both French-language and English-language schools.

In Quebec, primary education typically covers grades 1 to 6, while secondary education covers grades 7 to 11. These schools are generally publicly funded and administered by school boards.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33244". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78115". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.




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