Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (French for "Our Lady of Peace") is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Municipality
Location within Papineau RCM
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°58′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
ConstitutedOctober 3, 1902
Government
 • MayorFrançois Gauthier
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
 • Total107.50 km2 (41.51 sq mi)
 • Land106.62 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total648
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 9.7%
 • Dwellings
414
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0V 1P0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 323
Websitewww.notredamedelapaix.qc.ca

History

In 1902, the municipality was formed out of sections of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours and Saint-André-Avellin. Although it remains unclear what specific event is referred to in the name of this parish municipality, it followed the theme of municipal names in the Outaouais dedicated to the Virgin Mary, probably due to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who were missionaries and pastors throughout the region.[4]

On October 2003, the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix changed statutes and became the Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix.[4]

Demographics
Canada census – Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec community profile
2016 2011
Population: 648 (-9.7% from 2011) 718 (-0.1% from 2006)
Land area: 106.62 km2 (41.17 sq mi) 105.62 km2 (40.78 sq mi)
Population density: 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Median age: 49.7 (M: 49.7, F: 49.7) 48.3 (M: 48.8, F: 47.5)
Total private dwellings: 414 433
Median household income: $43,264 $29,935
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7]
Historical census populations – Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 693—    
1991 662−4.5%
1996 688+3.9%
2001 689+0.1%
2006 719+4.4%
2011 718−0.1%
2016 648−9.7%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 2.4%
  • French as first language: 96.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

References
  1. Reference number 378442 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 80020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2480020) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. "Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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