Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, straddling the eastern banks of the Du Lièvre River.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
Municipality
Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°46′N 75°35′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLes Collines-de-l'Outaouais
Settled1845
ConstitutedMay 17, 1979
Government
 • MayorDenis Légaré
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
 • Total117.10 km2 (45.21 sq mi)
 • Land115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total727
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 4.0%
 • Dwellings
473
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 2L0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 309
Websitewww.muni-ndsalette.qc.ca
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette and the Lièvre River.

History

In 1841, the Township of Portland, named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, was formed. From 1845 on, it was colonized by Irish and French Canadians, followed by Norwegians in 1860. A year later in 1861, the township was reorganized as a township municipality. A post office followed in 1883. French priests established a parish in 1905, named after the French pilgrimage location Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette.[1]

During the early morning hours of April 26, 1908, a deadly landslide killed at least 34 people while sending 15 homes into the Lievre River including the residence of then-mayor Camille Lapointe. As the river was blocked by mud and land, a wave was sent into the village damaging or destroying several other structures. The toll could have been larger as a few years before the event the closure of a mine forced over 200 families to leave the village. Other major landslides were recorded in the village, twice in 1900 and in 1912 where several key infrastructures were demolished and swept away. A major fire also destroyed a large section of the village in 1903.[4]

In 1966, Portland was renamed to Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette. On January 1, 1975, it was merged into a new City of Buckingham. However, because of public outcry, the merger did not last long. In 1980, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette regained its municipal autonomy.[1]

Demographics
Canada census – Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec community profile
2016 2011
Population: 727 (-4.0% from 2011) 757 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area: 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) 114.30 km2 (44.13 sq mi)
Population density: 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age: 45.7 (M: 44.9, F: 46.7) 47.3 (M: 47.3, F: 47.4)
Total private dwellings: 473 447
Median household income: $52,736 $87,509
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7]
Historical census populations – Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 624—    
1991 658+5.4%
1996 678+3.0%
2001 706+4.1%
2006 774+9.6%
2011 757−2.2%
2016 727−4.0%
Source: [8]

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 6.2%
  • French as first language: 91.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.1%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 98673 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 82010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2482010) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. "Un village en plein cauchemar". Le Droit. April 26, 2008.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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