Lac-Supérieur is a 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 ...

. It is named after Lake Superior (''Lac Supérieur'') which is located in the

Laurentian Mountains The Laurentian Mountains (French: ''Laurentides'') are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of at Mont Raoul Blanchard, northeast of Quebec City in the Laurentid ...

, 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 Mont-Tremblant National Park (french: Parc national du Mont-Tremblant) is a provincial park in Canada located north of the town of Mont-Tremblant, and the village of Saint-Donat and Saint-Côme, in the administrative regions of Laurentides and La ...

History

The municipality was formed in 1881 and initially named Wolfe, in tribute to British General

James Wolfe James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. ...

. Its first settlers were Canadians repatriated from California and the western United States. In 1944, the municipality was renamed to Saint-Faustin, the name of the parish founded in 1878 in what is now part of

Mont-Blanc Mont Blanc (french: Mont Blanc ; it, Monte Bianco , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising above sea level. It is the List of European ultra-prominent peaks, second-most prominent mountai ...

. In 1957, it was renamed again to its present name, a designation previously assigned to the post office which opened in 1913.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2011: 1892 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.4%) * Population in 2006: 1745 * Population in 2001: 1439 * Population in 1996: 1199 * Population in 1991: 952 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 872 (total dwellings: 1654) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 4.5% * French as first language: 95% * English and French as first language: 0.5% * Other as first language: 0% Lac-Superieur QC 2

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.About Us
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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 ...

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Secondary zone map
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lac-Superieur, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Laurentides