Mont-Tremblant () is a
city
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in the
Laurentian Mountains of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, approximately northwest of
Montreal
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and northeast of
Ottawa
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, Ontario. The current municipality with city status was formed in 2000. Mont-Tremblant is most famous for its ski resort, the
Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, which is seven kilometres from the village proper, at the foot of a mountain called Mont Tremblant (derived from local Algonquins who referred to it as the "trembling mountain").
Mont-Tremblant has a race track called
Circuit Mont-Tremblant. It has hosted or currently hosts
Formula One
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,
Can-Am,
Trans-Am, and
Champ Car World Series competitions and
Ironman triathlon
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, Quebec.
The surrounding area also features hiking, cycling, canoeing, fishing, golfing, ziplines, tennis, running, go-karting, and a host of other outdoor activities.
History
The area was inhabited by
Algonquins before European colonization. It was settled in 1872 by parish priest Antoine Labelle, leading to formal establishment of the parish in 1879. A railway line from Montreal was completed to the village of Saint-Jovite in 1892, and extended to Lac Mercier in 1904. Mont-Tremblant developed around the Lac-Mercier station. In 1905 a hydroelectric dam was erected on the banks of the Ruisseau Clair (Clear River) and the Rivière-du-Diable (Devil's River) providing electricity initially for Saint-Jovite. Principal economic activities were agriculture and logging.
Constructed by Joseph Bondurant Ryan, the ski resort Mont-Tremblant Lodge began operation of their first chair lift in 1939. His family sold the resort in 1965 to a consortium of investors.
In 2002 the four municipalities in the area merged, Ville Saint-Jovite, Paroisse de Saint-Jovite, Mont-Tremblant, and Lac-Tremblant-Nord, becoming the amalgamated Ville de Mont-Tremblant. Afterwards the Municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord separated, effective 2006.
Geography
The city is dominated by
Mont Tremblant with an altitude of 968m which is one of the highest peaks in southern Quebec.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Mont-Tremblant had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population:
*Population in 2021: 10,992
*Population in 2016: 9,646
*Population in 2011: 9,494
*Population in 2006: 8,892
*Population in 2001: 8,317
Language:
*French as first language: 86.9%
*English as first language: 8%
*Other as first language: 2.8%
Education
The city has five elementary schools on its territory, one high school, one professional training school, and one public
college
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.
The
Commission scolaire des Laurentides operates French-language schools:
*Elementary schools: Fleur-Soleil, L'Odyssée, La Ribambelle, Tournesol, Trois Saisons.
*High school:
École Polyvalente Curé-Mercure.
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
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It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalg ...
operates English-language schools:
*
Saint Agathe Academy in
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves students for both elementary and secondary levels.
*Arundel Elementary School in
Arundel also serves students at the elementary level
Professional training school: Centre Le Florès.
CEGEP
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: Centre Collégial de Mont-Tremblant
(also called CEGEP de Saint-Jerome Mont-Tremblant campus).
See also
*
Gray Rocks
*
List of anglophone communities in Quebec
*
Mont-Tremblant public transit
*
Mont Blanc, Quebec
References
External links
*
Ville de Mont-TremblantOfficial SiteMont-Tremblant Local Newspaper - ''Tremblant Express''
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Incorporated places in Laurentides
Cities and towns in Quebec