Val-Morin 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 ...

Geography

Val-Morin 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 ...

, along the Rivière du Nord and on the shores of Lake Raymond at an elevation of , about south-east of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. Its territory includes numerous lakes such as La Salle, Lavallée, Bélair in the east, and Beauvais, Normand, and Valiquette in the west.

History

The geographic area now called Val-Morin was likely inhabited by First Nations people either Montagnais-Naskapi, Algonkin or Cree prior to European settlement. In 1852, the Morin Township was formed. It was named after its founder and 19th-century politician

Augustin-Norbert Morin Augustin-Norbert Morin (October 13, 1803 – July 27, 1865) was a Canadien lawyer and judge. Born in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada, into a large Roman Catholic farming family, Morin was identified by the parish priest at a young ...

(1803-1865) who already had a huge farm of more than on the banks of the Rivière du Nord, built around 1850-1860 and included a home, saw mill, and flour mill. Morin was among the first residents and helped many settlers to settle here. In 1887, the Val-Morin Post Office opened, and in 1922, the Municipality of Val-Morin was established. Originally farmers, residents of Val-Morin have turned to the development of Alpine ski resorts and outdoor activities in recent times.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2021: 3123 (2016 to 2021 population change: 8.8%) * Population in 2016: 2870 * Population in 2011: 2772 * Population in 2006: 2756 * Population in 2001: 2216 * Population in 1996: 2043 * Population in 1991: 1366 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1487 (total dwellings: 2077) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 6.5% * French as first language: 91.1% * English and French as first language: 0.4% * Other as first language: 2.0%

Economy

Val-Morin benefits from its close proximity to Montreal and the much traveled Highway 15. The " Le Petit Train du Nord" bike path and cross country ski trail and linear park cuts through Val-Morin bringing many cyclists and cross-country skiers through its territory. The Parc Dufresne regional park also attracts many hikers and cross-country skiers.

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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References

External links

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