Lac-Supérieur, Quebec

Lac-Supérieur
Municipality

Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Lac-Supérieur

Location in central Quebec

Coordinates: 46°12′N 74°28′W / 46.200°N 74.467°W / 46.200; -74.467Coordinates: 46°12′N 74°28′W / 46.200°N 74.467°W / 46.200; -74.467[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Les Laurentides
Settled 1881
Constituted January 1, 1881
Government[2]
  Mayor Daniele Lagarde
  Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
  Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
  Total 385.50 km2 (148.84 sq mi)
  Land 370.01 km2 (142.86 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,892
  Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 8.4%
  Dwellings 1,654
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0T 1P0
Area code(s) 819
Highways No major routes
Website www.muni.
lacsuperieur.qc.ca

Lac-Supérieur is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lake Superior (Lac Supérieur) which is located in the Laurentian Mountains, due east of Mont Tremblant Resort. The community of Lac-Supérieur is just south of the lake, which itself is ringed with cottages. The entire northern portion of the municipality is mostly undeveloped and part of the Mont-Tremblant National Park.

History

The municipality was formed in 1881 and initially named Wolfe, in tribute to British General James Wolfe. Its first settlers were Canadians repatriated from California and the western United States.[4]

In 1944, the municipality was renamed to Saint-Faustin, the name of the parish founded in 1878 in what is now part of Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. In 1957, it was renamed again to its present name, a designation previously assigned to the post office which opened in 1913.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 872 (total dwellings: 1654)

Mother tongue:


Lac-Superieur municipal building

References

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