Montcalm, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°58′N 74°30′W / 45.967°N 74.500°W / 45.967; -74.500^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionLaurentidesRCMLes LaurentidesConstitutedMarch 6, 1907Government

^[2]

• MayorSteven Larose • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle • Prov. ridingArgenteuilArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total129.30 km² (49.92 sq mi) • Land117.18 km² (45.24 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total619 • Density5.3/km² (14/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

5.1% • Dwellings

663Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0T 2V0

Area code819Highways

R-327

R-364Websitewww.
montcalm.ca

Montcalm (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kalm]) is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality of Quebec southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

Population in 2011: 619 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.1%)
Population in 2006: 652
Population in 2001: 534
Population in 1996: 449
Population in 1991: 369

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 308 (total dwellings: 663)

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 25%
French as first language: 73.5%
English and French as first language: 1.5%
Other as first language: 0%

Weir

Weir (45°56′42″N 74°32′58″W / 45.94500°N 74.54944°W / 45.94500; -74.54944) is an unincorporated village in Montcalm, accessible via Quebec Route 364. It is home to a satellite earth station for Tata Communications (Canada) Ltd..

Weir is named after William Alexander Weir (1858-1929), a Quebec politician and judge.^[5]

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

Arundel Elementary School in Arundel^[6]
Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute serves almost all of Montcalm^[7]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 274200". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Montcalm, Quebec (Code 2478055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Weir
^ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.