Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain 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)
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The village itself is located between Camp and Dudley Lakes in 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 ...
watershed.
History
European colonization began when logging companies started to exploit the forests of the Du Lièvre River in the second half of the 19th century. By 1881, there were 35 families in the village.
In 1884, the local parish was formed which extended over the territory of Wabassee, Dudley, and Bouthillier geographic townships. The first pastor, Eugene Trinquier, serving from 1886 to 1907, was originally from
Gap in the Hautes-Alpes (France) and named the parish Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, after the apparitions of
Our Lady of Pontmain
Our Lady of Pontmain, also known as Our Lady of Hope, is the title given to the Virgin Mary following her apparition at Pontmain, France on 17 January 1871.
The Apparition
The Franco-Prussian War (also called the War of 1870) was the culminati ...
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On January 26, 1894, the Municipal Corporation of the United Townships of Wabassee-Dudley-et-Bouthillier was formed, becoming one of the oldest municipalities in the regional county. In 1897, its first bridge was built. In 1898, the first school opened, followed by the first general store in 1900, and the sawmill in 1902.
In 1945, it was renamed to Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain.
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 411 (total dwellings: 746)
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 1.4%
* French as first language: 95.8%
* English and French as first language: 1.4%
* Other as first language: 1.4%
See also
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List of municipalities in Quebec
References
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Incorporated places in Laurentides
Municipalities in Quebec