Mandeville is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the

D'Autray Regional County Municipality D'Autray is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Berthierville. The municipality has a land area of 1,249.30 km2 and its population was 42,189 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census. Its largest ...

in the

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region of

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Topography

Prior to June 2, 2001, it was officially known as Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville. The town itself is located along the Mastigouche River, just north of Lake Maskinongé. The municipal territory is dotted with lakes, many of which are lined with cottages. The northern portion is undeveloped and part of the Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve. Mandeville is considered a paradise for hunting and trapping (bear, moose, wolf, lynx) and fishing (musky, trout, bass).... Considering the means of a « Wildlife Reserve », this paragraph should not put up front that it is a «paradise for hunting and trapping» but instead, propose that Mandeville is «considered a paradise for various precious wildlife, such as bear, moose, wolf, lynx and, fish biodiversity such as musky, trout, bass. Mandeville is home to the Pléïades Observatory, managed by Centre d'Observation et de Recherche Astronomique Mandeville (C.O.R.A.M. Inc.).

History

In the early 19th century, the territory was part of the Hope Fief. This

fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of f ...

, with an area of 20,000

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s (68.4 km²) was granted to Angélique Blondeau by Seignoral Lord Charles-Louis Tarieu de Lanaudière, but was mostly neglected by the seignoral lords. In 1824, one of the first settlers, Maximillien or Maxime Mandeville, arrived at the shores of the lake that today bears his name. And in 1837, further colonization occurred when a large group of settlers came from Maskinongé, Berthierville, and Sorel. In 1894, the Mission of Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville was formed and became a parish in 1903. The name is most likely a reference to Charles Turgeon, pastor of the nearby parish of

Saint-Didace Saint-Didace is a parish municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Didace had a population of ...

, who worked extensively in Mandeville. In 1904, the Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville was established and in 1905, its post office opened. Since the toponym "Saint-Charles" had not been in common use for a long time, the municipality officially abbreviated its name to Mandeville in 2001. Soon after, the municipal boundary between Mandeville and Saint-Damien was reorganized, and Mandeville gained about .

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2011: 2043 (2006 to 2011 population change: -8.0%) * Population in 2006: 2221 * Population in 2001: 1878 (or 1962 when adjusted for 2006 boundaries) * Population in 1996: 1824 * Population in 1991: 1725 * Population in 1986: 1538 * Population in 1981: 1392 * Population in 1976: 1240 * Population in 1971: 1240 * Population in 1961: 1236 * Population in 1950: 1378 * Population in 1940: 1250 * Population in 1930: 951 * Population in 1910: 1072 * Population in 1900: 551 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1005 (total dwellings: 1770) Mother tongue:Statistics Canada 2006 Census
Mandeville community profile
/ref> * English as first language: 1.1% * French as first language: 97.7% * English and French as first language: 0.7% * Other as first language: 0.5%

Mayors

The mayors of Mandeville were: * Séraphin Baril 1905-1906 * Joseph Dulac 1907-1908 * Joseph Prescott 1908-1913, 1916-1924, 1926-1932 * Amédée Sylvestre 1914-1915 * Joseph Charpentier 1925-1926 * Henri Pontbriand 1933-1934 * Albert Charbonneau 1935-1947 * Alcide Desjardins 1948-1960, 1963-1970 * Alfred Prescott 1961-1962 * Roger Dupuis 1971 * Donat Savoie 1972-1978, 1981-1983 * Réal Bilodeau 1979-1980 * Jacques Prescott 1983-1995 * Roland Rocheleau 1995-1999 * François Benjamin 1999-2007 * Francine Bergeron 2007-

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec.

operates francophone public schools, including: * École Youville 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 ...

operates anglophone public schools, including: * Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée *

Joliette High School Joliette High School (JHS, french: École secondaire Joliette) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. it has about 265 st ...

Joliette Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater ...

Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5
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References

External links

Mandeville - MRC d'Autray

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