Mont-Saint-Michel 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

Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality Antoine-Labelle is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier. It is named for Antoine Labelle. Subdivisions There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Mont ...

Geography

The main population centre of Mont-Saint-Michel is located north of

Mont-Laurier Mont-Laurier () is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Lièvre River (''Rivière du Lièvre''), a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the "Capital of the Haute-Laurentides", the motto ...

on the western banks of the

Lièvre River The Lièvre River (french: Rivière du Lièvre; ) is a river in western Quebec which flows south from the Mitchinamécus reservoir and empties into the Ottawa River at Masson-Angers. The river is long and drains an area of . The river's name is ...

. Its territory is characterized by a vast swamp and natural bog. Lake Gravel is one notable lake with vacation cottages surrounding it.

History

The place was originally called Saint-Michel-des-Cèdres, but it was renamed to avoid confusion with the similarly named

Saint-Michel-des-Saints Saint-Michel-des-Saints is a municipality in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Agriculture, forestry, recreation, and tourism have been the main activities found within this region. History In 1863, Thomas-Léandre B ...

. In 1912, its post office opened, and in 1915, a parish was set up as a mission under the name Saint-Michel-Archange. On September 11, 1928, the Municipality of Mont-Saint-Michel was created out of territory ceded from the United Township Municipality of Wurtele, Moreau et Gravel and Township of Décarie.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 280 (total dwellings: 382) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 1% * French as first language: 98% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0%

Local government

List of former mayors: * Roger Lapointe (...–2013) * André-Marcel Évéquoz (2013–present)

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