Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Location within Joliette RCM
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedOctober 28, 1925
Government
  MayorCéline Geoffroy
  Federal ridingJoliette
  Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
  Total36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
  Land35.76 km2 (13.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total2,595
  Density72.6/km2 (188/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
17.9%
  Dwellings
1,170
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 131
Websitewww.notredamedelourdes.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2595 (2006 to 2011 population change: 17.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
  • Population in 2001: 2176
  • Population in 1996: 2087
  • Population in 1991: 2060

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1094 (total dwellings: 1170)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.6%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École Sainte-Bernadette[5]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References

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