Lantier, Quebec

Lantier
Municipality
Municipal hall
Municipal hall
Motto: 
En pleine nature (Surrounded by nature)
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Lantier is located in Central Quebec
Lantier
Lantier
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°15′W / 46.150°N 74.250°W / 46.150; -74.250[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1948
Government
[2]
 • MayorRichard Forget
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingBertrand
Area
[2][3]
 • Total48.80 km2 (18.84 sq mi)
 • Land42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total828
 • Density19.3/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 0.4%
 • Dwellings
762
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1V0
Area code819
Highways R-329
Websitewww.municipalite.
lantier.qc.ca

Lantier (Quebec French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tsje]) 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 2011: 828 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 825
  • Population in 2001: 654
  • Population in 1996: 631 (or 634 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
  • Population in 1991: 680

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 370 (total dwellings: 762)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 8.6%
  • French as first language: 88.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.1%

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]


References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34131". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Lantier census profile
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.


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