Ivry-sur-le-Lac is a village and municipality in the

Laurentides The Laurentides () is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Cens ...

region of Quebec, Canada, part of the

Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality Les Laurentides ''(English: The Laurentians)'' is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Mont-Blanc, Quebec, Mont-Blanc. It is named after the Laurentian Mountains. The population was 50,777 ac ...

. The municipality completely encompasses Lake Manitou which is a popular cottage vacation location. The village of Ivry-sur-le-Lac is located at the head of the north-east bay (Lacasse Bay), and the hamlet of Lac-Manitou-Sud is at the head of the south-east bay of Lake Manitou.

History

From 1852 onwards, settlers came to the shores of Lake Manitou because of its beauty. In 1891, Countess Angela Ogier d'Ivry, from

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

(France), bought a farm for her son Viscount Raoul Ogier d'Ivry, who chose the name of the new municipality which formed in 1912 by separating from the parishes of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Faustin. The post office opened in 1903, designated as Lac-Manitou until 1913 and as Ivry-Nord until 1958. On February 27, 2002, Ivry-sur-le-Lac was amalgamated with

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is a town in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Les Laurentides in the administrative region of Laurentides, also known as the "Laurentians" or the Laurentian Mountains (in English). Sai ...

in province-wide municipal reorganizations, but it was reinstated as a municipality on January 1, 2006.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2016: 387 (2011 to 2016 population change: -8.9%) * Population in 2011: 425 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.1%) * Population in 2006: 397 * Population in 2001: 401 * Population in 1996: 346 * Population in 1991: 311 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 186 (total dwellings: 421) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 37.5% * French as first language: 60% * Other as first language: 2.5% Ivry-sur-le-Lac QC 1.jpg, Lac Manitou Ivry-sur-le-Lac QC 3.jpg, Town hall

Education

Saint Agathe Academy Sainte Agathe Academy (SAA; french: Académie Sainte Agathe) is a public anglophone primary and secondary school in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. It is operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Persons from the following communities are ...

of the

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language sc ...

serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.About Us
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References

External links

* {{authority control Incorporated places in Laurentides Municipalities in Quebec