Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson () is a
city
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in
Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
Les Pays-d'En-Haut () is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 41,877.
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (4)
...
in the
Laurentides
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region of
Quebec
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, Canada. It is partially named after and situated on the western shore of Lake Masson.
History
In the early 1860s,
Édouard Masson (1826–1875), businessman and member of the
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
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from 1856 to 1864, recruited the help of architect and politician Thony Ciallella to plan the village. Masson and Ciallella invited many settlers to move to the former Terrebonne Seigneury and the surrounding area. In 1864, he was granted land in this area and contributed to the quick development of the parish, including the construction of a sawmill and a flour mill at the outflow of the lake which would be named after him later on. Ciallella was furious that after being a founder and longtime resident of the municipality, they did not dedicate anything to him. Masson and Ciallella did not talk to each other for 10 years, until their relationship was renewed due to a surprise encounter in
Montreal
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. Also that same year, the Mission of Sainte-Marguerite was established, and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson was officially formed, both named after
Margaret of Antioch
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of the third century. In 1868, the Lac-Masson Post Office opened.
In 1914,
Emile Cochand
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began developing Canada's first ski resort two miles from Ste. Marguerite Station and the "
petit train du nord line".
In 1959, the
Town of Estérel was formed on the eastern side of Lake Masson when it separated from Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
On October 10, 2001, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson and the Town of Estérel were merged to become the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel. On January 1, 2006, after a
municipal referendum, the Town of Estérel was re-established however and the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel reverted to its former name of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 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 trend:
* Population in 2021: 3367 (2016 to 2021 population change: 21.9%)
* Population in 2016: 2763 (2011 to 2016 population change: 0.8%)
* Population in 2011: 2740 (2006 to 2011 population change: 9.7%)
* Population in 2006: 2498 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.1%)
* Population in 2001: 2170 (R)
* Population in 1996: 2251
* Population in 1991: 1571
(R) = Revised count.
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 4.6%
* French as first language: 91.5%
* English and French as first language: 1%
* Other as first language: 2.7%
Education
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 public schools:
* Saint Adèle Elementary School in
Saint-Adèle
*
Laurentian Regional High School
Laurentian Regional High School () is an English secondary school in Lachute in the region of Laurentides, Québec, Canada. It contains classes for grades seven through eleven, and is run by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board.
It serves Lachute ...
in
Lachute
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LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE
" 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 ...
. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
See also
*List of cities in Quebec
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References
External links
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Incorporated places in Laurentides
Cities and towns in Quebec