Entrelacs, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°00′W / 46.12°N 74°W / 46.12; -74
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Entrelacs is a

municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec
, Canada.

Prior to February 13, 1991, it was in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region.[4]

History

The area is part of the geographic township of Wexford, named after a town and county in Ireland, and first settled by Irish colonists circa 1840. In 1860, the Township Municipality of Wexford was established.[1]

In 1967, it was decided to change the name to Entrelacs, meaning "between lakes" in reference to its position between Lakes Patrick and Des Îles. This name had already been used to identify the post office since 1889, but which closed in 1974.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Entrelacs, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 628—    
1996 732+16.6%
2001 798+9.0%
2006 952+19.3%
2011 906−4.8%
2016 928+2.4%
2021 1,054+13.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 587 (total dwellings: 1131)

Language

Mother tongue (2021)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 965 91.5%
English only 45 4.3%
English and French 10 0.9%
Non-official languages 20 1.9%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares
operates French-language public schools:

  • École Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Saint-Émile)[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

  • Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon (serves all of the city)[7]
  • Saint Adèle Elementary School in
    Saint-Adèle (serves a portion)[8]
  • Joliette (serves all of the city)[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Entrelacs (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62053". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Entrelacs census profile
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 2021
    census
  6. Commission scolaire des Samares
    . Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "SAINTE ADÈLE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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