Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Not to be confused with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, a former parish municipality of the same name that is now part of Lacolle, Quebec.

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Parish municipality
Parish Church, 150th Anniversary Park (1959-2009)
Parish Church, 150th Anniversary Park (1959-2009)
Flag of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Flag
Coat of arms of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Diversité, Harmonie, Unité
(French for "Diversity, Harmony, Unity")
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is located in Central Quebec
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 72°39′W / 46.483°N 72.650°W / 46.483; -72.650[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMLes Chenaux
ConstitutedDecember 30, 1858
Government
[2]
 • MayorLuc Dostaler
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Maurice
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
130.30 km2 (50.31 sq mi)
 • Land128.29 km2 (49.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
6,121
 • Density47.7/km2 (124/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 6.4%
 • Dwellings
2,678
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 3J0
Area code819
Highways R-157
Websitewww.mont-carmel.org

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel[4] (Parish municipality) in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel had a population of 6,121 living in 2,558 of its 2,678 total private dwellings, a change of 6.4% from its 2016 population of 5,751. With a land area of 128.29 km2 (49.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 47.7/km2 (123.6/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Government

The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Officially, mayoral elections in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel are on a non-partisan basis. The following list may be incomplete.[6]

# Mayor Took office Left office
1 François Thellend 1860 1861
2 Michel Boisclair 1862 1863
3 Noé Lamothe 1866 1867
4 Alexandre McDougall 1870 1871
5 Joseph Lamothe 1872 1874
6 Étienne Leblanc 1875 1877
7 David Rheault 1878 1882
8 Pierre Lord 1882 1885
9 Jean Forest 1886 1887
10 Alexis Blanchette 1887 1890
11 Joseph Rheault 1892 1893
7 David Rheault 1893 1895
12 Philippe Lord 1895 1900
13 Alphonse Veilleux 1900 1903
14 Louis Marchesseault 1903 1905
10 Alexis Blanchette 1905 1910
15 Oscar Lord 1910 1914
16 Aimé Doucet 1914 1916
17 Aldéric Lamothe 1916 1927
18 Octave Lamothe 1927 1930
19 Alphonse Désilets 1930 1931
20 Alexandre Landry 1931 1951
21 Julien D. Toupin 1951 1953
22 Doris Bornais 1953 1955
23 Ferdinand Brière 1955 1959
24 Wellie Rheault 1959 1961
25 Hector Bédard 1961 1964
26 Benoît Dostaler 1964 1969
27 Roland Cossette 1969 1975
28 Léo-Paul Landry [7] 1975 1977
29 François Brière 1977 1985
30 Pierre Bouchard 1985 1993
31 Richard Giguère 1993 1997
32 André Landry [8] 1997 2005
30 Pierre Bouchard 2005 2013
33 Luc Dostaler[9] 2013 Current

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References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44884". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 37235". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (Parish municipality) fr". Commission de toponymie Quebec. Quebec Government. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Denyse Fraser, Recreation Department of the Municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
  7. ^ Léo-Paul Landry is active in a number of historical societies, including Appartenance Mauricie : Société d'histoire régionale and Association des Juneau d'Amérique Inc. See: Official Website of Appartenance Mauricie : Société d'histoire régionale and Official Website of Association des Juneau d'Amérique Inc. Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ André Landry was elected to a four-year term as mayor in 1997. He was re-elected in 2001. See: Cindy Levesque, André Landry: sport et politique dans le sang, Le Nouvelliste, November 24, 2008
  9. ^ "Luc Dostaler élu à Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | Louise Plante | Des Chenaux". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  10. ^ "Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Cemetery fr". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Ministère de la Culture et des Communications Quebec. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. ^ Michel Boucher, Marcel De Ladurantaye et Léonce Desrochers (2018). "Cimetière de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel fr". Généalogie Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. ^ Commission de Toponymie Québec (1968-12-05). "Rivière Cachée". Gouvernement du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  13. ^ Ministère des Transport et de la Mobilité durable (2023-10-25). "Inventaire et inspection des structures" (aspx). Gouvernement du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  14. ^ "Réserve naturelle de la Tourbière-du-Lac-à-la-Tortue". Commission de toponymie Quebec (in French). Government of Quebec. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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